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3) Battery life: a combination of a battery's drainage and capacity and is normally seen quoted for standby and/or talk time. Usually quoted for ideal conditions. But, remember, that most of us will rarely use a battery full under ideal conditions all of the time. And analog mode will drain a battery very quickly. And be careful when in areas that are difficult to get coverage such as buildings or tunnels since your phone battery will drain because your phone will continually be trying to make a connection.
lithium stocks canada A less important battery fact (though still interesting if you like nerdy tech trivia) is that fact that you can leave your iPad in standby mode for a MONTH, yes I said a month and it will still be alive afterwards. Yikes - this is one crazy battery man. Now you know why so many people are buying their iPad whilst there are still units in stock.
lithium bettery stock So how long does it last? Anything from 3 to 9 years if you search this question on Google. Everyone has a different opinion. In my experience about 6 years is the average. It's basically a large watch battery and is constantly supplying a trickle of power to the motherboard. Just like many of my watches the battery can last 2 years or up to 6 years (Fossil watches don't seem to last long for me for some reason). How long was cobalt ontario in the warehouse before it was delivered? And, how long was the motherboard in the warehouse before it was installed in the PC?
To avoid this you can check date of manufacture and buy one that is more recently out the gates of the factory. As a workaround you can buy any netbook while it's under warranty, test the battery and if it's not up to your expectations you can send it back as dead on arrival and demand for a replace.
lithium facts Some people like to repair a dead battery instead of buying a replacement. There are instructional ebooks sold online telling you how to resurrect a non-working cordless drill battery. It's wonderful that someone can be so interested as to try making a DIY repair. And it can be a very good science project for budding student scientist. Just type "repair battery" on eBay and you will find plenty of people selling the instructions.
In case you are using new nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, remember you should not charge the battery for too long or it will overcharge it and end up shortening the life of the battery. However, it is important to charge and discharge the battery three times just like the lithium-ion battery to ensure that it has a long a life.
By the way, on most modern PC's the time is updated from the web. The 3V battery just maintains the time when the PC is powered off. This is useful as the motherboard clock is not very accurate, easily losing a couple of minutes per day.