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age of a battery
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:54 pm
by strohscw
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??
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:36 pm
by tomh009
Yes, the battery properties within ThinkPad Configuration will tell you all that.
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:05 am
by gpgofast
Date of manufacture, number of cycles, date put into service. All the info you would need.
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:57 am
by strohscw
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:32 am
by cxls
So, how many times was it used?
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:36 am
by bert
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:53 am
by tomh009
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 ...
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:20 pm
by strohscw
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.