About how long your HP laptop battery will lasting

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 30, 2011 -- How long your hp laptop battery will last is probably the most common question asked by the HP notebook customer. There are many contributing factors to a long battery life and maximum runtime. HP does an excellent job of providing information about the notebooks, and at hp-laptop-batteries.com.au, we also realize the importance of knowing all the information possible regarding your hp pavilion dv6 battery.

Average hp laptop battery run time is 1 1/2 hours to 3 1/2 hours depending on what applications you are running. Functions that require more power will deplete your hp pavilion dv6000 battery faster. Viewing a DVD or using your CD player to play and record music are power intensive functions and will consume power at a faster rate. Also different notebooks use more power than others. Most laptops have a power management control panel where power use can be reduced while on battery power, such as reducing the brightness of your LCD screen. External batteries can also be purchased to provided extended power.
The hp pavilion dv6500 battery has a certain number of charge cycles that it has before it is no longer able to hold a charge. This number is somewhere between 200-500 cycles. One charge cycle is when your battery is fully charged, then fully discharged until it goes to sleep and then fully charged again. The reason that the amount of cycles varies significantly is because how you care for your HP laptop battery and where you use it also affects the life of the battery.

Heat is something that is bad for your hp pavilion dv6000 battery and will shorten its life. Try to avoid leaving your battery in the sun, or in a hot car, or any environment that will cause the battery to heat up. There are also things you can do to maximize your runtime of your hp dv6500 battery. Programs such as Photoshop, games with high graphics, DVD’s, burning of CD’s and DVD’s, and other high processing programs all drain your battery faster. When these programs are not in use, turn them off for increased runtime. For more tips on how to care for your replacement HP laptop battery visit www.hp-laptop-batteries.com.au.
Here is something recommend:1.Store Li-Ion batteries between 20°C and 25°C (68°F and 77°F) with 30% to 50% charge.
2.Do not leave hp dv6000 batteries exposed to high temperatures for extended periods. Prolonged exposure to heat (for example, inside a hot car) will accelerate the deterioration of Li-Ion cells.
Remove the battery if the notebook will be stored (turned off and not plugged into hp pavilion dv4000 battery ) for more than 2 weeks.

Remove the battery if the notebook will be plugged into hp laptop adapter continuously (via a wall adapter or docking station) for more than 2 weeks.
There is no conditioning that is required with the battery, but we recommend calibrating your hp pavilion dv4000 battery regularly to ensure an accurate fuel gauge. The fuel gauge tells you how much runtime you have left before it is time to charge your hp dv6 battery. Calibrating your hp battery is the process of fully charging your battery, then fully discharging it, and then fully charging it again. Doing this every few months allows the computer to communicate with the battery so the reading is accurate.
More information you may want to kown:

http://www.hp-laptop-batteries.com.au/hp-pavilion-dv6-battery.htm
http://www.hp-laptop-batteries.com.au/hp-pavilion-dv6000-battery.htm
http://www.hp-laptop-batteries.com.au/hp-pavilion-dv6500-battery.htm
http://www.hp-laptop-batteries.com.au/hp-pavilion-dv4000-battery.htm

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