age of a battery

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strohscw · #1 Post by **strohscw** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:54 pm

hello together,

baught via ebay an used 6 cell battery for my ordered t60p, because i don´t like the size of the 9 cell battery which comes with the offered package.
i got the info from the seller of the used battery, that the accu wasn´t used more than ten times.
question: is it possible to find out the age and how often it has been loaded??

#2 Post by **tomh009** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:36 pm

Yes, the battery properties within ThinkPad Configuration will tell you all that.

gpgofast · #3 Post by **gpgofast** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:05 am

Date of manufacture, number of cycles, date put into service. All the info you would need.

strohscw · #4 Post by **strohscw** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:57 am

thank you guys,

this is the most informative thinkpad forum. since the day i decided to buy a t60p i am reading it every day.

greetings from the "old europe", as your defence secretary used to call us.

cxls · #5 Post by **cxls** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:32 am

So, how many times was it used?

bert · #6 Post by **bert** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:36 am

The question is not so much how many times it was used as how old is it. Modern batteries lose capacity with age even if they are not used at all.

#7 Post by **tomh009** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:53 am

bert wrote:The question is not so much how many times it was used as how old is it. Modern batteries lose capacity with age even if they are not used at all.

Yes, some. But if it's a T60 battery it's not going to be very old in case. I have in the past bought "new" two-year-old batteries (with zero cycles) and the capacity loss was quite small. With any T60 battery I think it would be insignificant ...

strohscw · #8 Post by **strohscw** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:20 pm

sorry guys,

as i mentioned, i ordered the t60p, but i will get it hopefully this week, then i will really know, if they gave me a correct information.

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