Battery stops charging at 98%

cheyennedonna · 06-03-2010, 12:41 AM

My battery declares itself fully charged and the green light stops blinking, however status says 98% fully charged. Any ideas?

walt526 · 06-03-2010, 01:09 AM

Not sure about the eDGe, but on my ASUS laptop the battery will occasionally stop charging at 98% as a way to prolong the capacity over the battery's life. The idea is that if you're frequently only charging a partially used battery, then you'd rather get more, slightly less full charges than fewer, completely full charges (and increasingly less capacity after a year or two).

Try running down the battery to empty and then charge it. On my ASUS, that will make sure that it will charge completely to 100%. My guess is that the eDGe is employing similar technology.

06-03-2010, 12:41 AM	#1
cheyennedonna Edge User	Battery stops charging at 98% My battery declares itself fully charged and the green light stops blinking, however status says 98% fully charged. Any ideas?

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06-03-2010, 01:09 AM	#2
walt526 Edge User	Not sure about the eDGe, but on my ASUS laptop the battery will occasionally stop charging at 98% as a way to prolong the capacity over the battery's life. The idea is that if you're frequently only charging a partially used battery, then you'd rather get more, slightly less full charges than fewer, completely full charges (and increasingly less capacity after a year or two). Try running down the battery to empty and then charge it. On my ASUS, that will make sure that it will charge completely to 100%. My guess is that the eDGe is employing similar technology.

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