Removing battery running AC only

Please tell me how to run the AA1 xp on AC only. I've read all the power posts, and hours of the beginners... when I removed the battery, turned the power on, nothing happened..no power light. Is there a specific order, shutdown? Just got this for the size of the keyboard, and I love it! Thanks for your help.

 

Not sure why you would want to do this -- I love the convenience of being able to unplug and carry it around with me -- but I just tried it. I shut everything down, removed the battery, plugged in and turned it on. It went on just fine.

I don't think I'd like to leave it in that state, though, because there are battery tabs and thin exposed plastic parts that strike me as easy to break.

 

you might have a defective AAO.

my AAO runs fine without the battery. in fact, i dare say all portables can run without the battery pack installed.

as for me, i generally do not run the battery pack unless i am traveling.if you cycle through the batteries enough time you'll be sure to notice that the charge hold decreases over time.

 

Thanks. I thought this was possible, and a way to save wear on the battery. This is my 4th laptop, used much more on ac. You're right; with this model, there are alot of spots for dirt and damage. With other models, the battery is attached to the back. One model suggested removing it if used on ac all the time.
Since I've had to replace batteries, I figured I'd start this one protecting the battery wear. I do like being able to pick it up and go without shutting down. Now for the harder stuff! More reading forums...! Thanks again!

 

Wait so you guys actually take the battery out to prevent it from wear or just having it plugged in is all you need to do to prevent it from wear?

 

Having it plugged in and having the battery inserted will cause wear to the battery and will recharge the battery with a lot of small charges. This can be detrimental to some types of batteries. I don't know the types that it hurts or doesn't hurt.

 

So it will hurt the AAO battery that comes with the system to leave it in, while plugged in to the AC power? Sorry I'm kinda confused as to what you mean by what batteries that applies to.

 

i don't believe it's the frequent or constant charging that harms li-ion batteries, but the biggest factor is heat. heat is bad. i never use my battery, so i keep mine in the fridge at a 40% charge level to maintain it's usefulness in the future. but for now, since i'm always around an ac plug that's all i ever use.

 

Decreased lithium battery life may be caused by increasing the charging voltage. Its a cheap trick used to increase capacity, but at a great expense of life.

 

Here is a site that gives real good info on Lithium batteries and may answer your questions through understanding allowing you to avoid misleading statements from well meaning uninformed people.
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

 

so help the misleading, uninformed people to understand and tell us which statements in this thread are misleading.

 

yeah, please

 

the link donec posted is prettty useful, and it's where i got my li-ion info. i just thought it was funny that he's here calling ppl misinformed and offering misleading statements, when in another thread he's argued that all wi-fi hardware problems can be solved with the right software and/or driver. pot, kettle... kettle, pot. lol

 

Nickel based batteries such as NiCD and NiMH decrease in performance dramatically from being trickle charged and high heat. Lithium based batteries such as Li-Po packs do not loose capacity to trickle charging the battery. I am not clear on the effects of heat but from my experience it's effects are reduced as well. Li-Po packs can also be stored a long time without having to recharge them. They also have a much longer cycle life. The only real danger Li-Po packs face are extreme low voltage and I doubt packs today will even allow that. The same goes for the high voltage statements made in the linked article. The only way to force more voltage to the battery is through the charger and that's usually not wise because not only will you damage the battery but it can explode as well.

Years of tinking with RC cars are starting to pay off.

 

Whoa! I was not saying any of the information here was misleading or that anyone here was misinformed. Just that through your own research and learning the facts gives you the knowledge to "avoid misleading statements from well meaning uninformed people" if and when they do happen to post poor info as does happen every where sometimes and only knowledge can protect you.