Acer Travelmate 4220 Laptop Battery TIPS
1. The new Acer Travelmate 4220 laptop batteries as you know is available in a discharged condition and it is required to charge before use. For charging it would be better if you would refer the manual. The battery would achieve its maximum capacity after two to three charge and discharge cycles.
2. When you charge your Acer Travelmate 4220 notebook battery, the first time the computer would indicate the charge completion popup in 15-20 minutes. At that point of time you just need to remove the battery and then again continue charging. This is a common phenomenon.
3. One important thing which must be remembered is that is necessary that you condition your Acer Travelmate 4220 Laptop Battery once in two or three weeks that is fully charge and then fully drain your battery. If this is not done it may significantly shorten your battery¡¯s life. However this phenomenon of conditioning is not applicable to Li-ion batteries. To drain your battery completely simply run your laptop on battery power until the system gets shut down or until an indicator of low battery pops up.
4. In case your Acer Travelmate 4220 Battery is not been used for a month or so then it would be preferable that you remove the battery and preserve it into a dry, cool and a clean place. A battery which is completely charged finally may lose its charge if it remains unused for long period of time. Hence there arises a need to recharge the battery after its restoration period. It is a quite normal phenomenon that the battery becomes warmer during its charge. Hence be careful to handle at such point of time.
5. It's a good practice that you clean the dirty areas which the battery touches with cotton and alcohol. This will help you to maintain a good connection of your battery with the portable device and also help you grow your batteries life longer.
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