Life Without a Laptop Battery
I had a laptop that had a faulty battery, so I removed the battery and continued to use the laptop on AC power, as it rarely left the house. The fact that it seldom left the house made me give up on the idea of buying a new battery for it. It’s mainly being used as a desktop replacement. Did it affect the computer performance or harm it in any way? No, it did not. Did it continue to work just as before? Yes, it did.
You can Use a Laptop without the Battery
There is no reason why a laptop wouldn’t work just fine without its battery, as long as you take a few aspects into account. First of all, make sure you’re using the original power adapter that came with the laptop. Power variations could cause components on the laptop’s motherboard to fail, which is something that the battery can prevent by acting the way a UPS would. And speaking of power, you probably shouldn’t use a laptop without a battery if you live in an area where high-intensity electrical loads are likely. If you know that you don’t have good quality electrical current, don’t do this, or use a UPS too. That way, you can make sure that your laptop doesn’t suffer any damage in the event of a high load. Not to mention a UPS is essential anyway as you won’t lose your work in the case of a power outage, and they act as a surge protector too. Another important thing is never to remove the power cord from the laptop when it is working, as that could cause damage to its components. Also, don’t touch the battery contacts when it’s plugged in. They are well hidden in the case of most laptops, but you could get a bit of a jolt. It’s pretty low-voltage — most of them are at 24V maximum. And remember only to take out the battery when the laptop is turned off and unplugged.
Battery Care
If you’re doing this to protect your battery, which makes sense if the laptop doesn’t go anywhere and only sits on your desk, make sure you charge the battery to around 40% before taking it out and storing it. To maximize its life, you can store it in your fridge, in a Ziploc bag. If you don’t want to do that, you should at least do a full charge-discharge cycle periodically. This should prolong your battery life.
Conclusion
As long as you take some common-sense precautions, you can use a laptop without its battery. Make sure that you use a rubber band to prevent the power adapter from falling off the table. The battery is not leaking. The message means that the battery is getting old and unable to charge to its full capacity as before. You can still continue to use it until it loses its capacity to retain the charge after turning off main power. Thx, Paul Thanks, Ken Of the 5 laptops I’ve owned the last 15 years, only one of them worked without the battery. The rest all needed battery replacements. This is especially true of gaming laptops, which require a buffer for CPU spikes. The reason I even came to this article was in the hope that it would describe a way of tricking the electronics into working without the battery. Comment Name * Email *
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