• Think netbook recharge speed will increase if I turn it off?
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I gotta go out in 40 min. and my netbook battery is at 68%. Think recharge speed will increase if I turn it off?
It's worth a shot.
Yes because running it takes away some of the power you're giving it [editline]13th July 2011[/editline] Obvs
It's not really obvious because the battery is acting as an in-line UPS (not sure if correct term, power goes through battery and to the netbook, once power is disconnected, feed switches to battery) and the power coming from the wall socket is easily enough to power both the netbook and charge the battery.
I'd think it just charges the battery, and the laptop powers up off that like it usually does, then when you disconnect the power it keeps running off of the battery.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;31091431]I'd think it just charges the battery, and the laptop powers up off that like it usually does, then when you disconnect the power it keeps running off of the battery.[/QUOTE] But wouldn't that mean that it would not work when the battery was removed?
I'm thinking the design is something like this. [img]http://gyazo.com/c7da01d21a1d84904fcdbc81f7116c1c.png[/img] But I'm no expert, at all. Should probably read up on this, might come in useful some day.
[QUOTE=nikomo;31093060]I'm thinking the design is something like this. [img]http://gyazo.com/c7da01d21a1d84904fcdbc81f7116c1c.png[/img] But I'm no expert, at all. Should probably read up on this, might come in useful some day.[/QUOTE] Pretty much is that except that there's some battery control circuits so the battery won't explode. Also it's around 20 volts not 230 going into the back of a laptop.
Mainly used 230V to indicate that's the shit coming from the wall, obviously there's going to be something to transform it down.
I don't think so. Netbooks only consume about 20W of power and a wall charger can provide a huge amount more than that. My testing with an MSI wind seemed to suggest leaving it on made it charge FASTER (I guess because it burns battery booting up).
I think we need intervention from the G-dude.
I am back, and I survived evening with 89% charge. Even 20% were left. But I guess it's a good test to make if someone is up for it.
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