Hello All,
This is in public interest so I hope the list admins don't block this.
In today's Times of India 17th Aug., there is an writeup on page 27 called "Not just laptops, phones can burn too". Here the author suggests that if they find that their Dell laptop has the suspect battery, then remove it from the laptop and use the laptop on mains power.
IMHO feel that powering the laptop without a battery could cause permanent DAMAGE to it. Any device that uses a rechargable battery has a charger that has an output voltage thats higher than the battery level. The battery acts as a load resistance and limits the maximum voltage to its maximum charge level. In the abscence of a battery, the full voltage of the charger gets kicked into the device's ass and that damages the circuit inside. This applies to mobiles and cordlesses too.
So if you love your laptop or mobile, please do not power it without a battery.
If anyone has any *technical* input regarding this matter then post your replies or else please don't bomb this thread either from land or outer space nor treat it like a chai tapri or an Irani hotel for off tangent discussions.
Regards,
Rony.
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