[Thinkpad] TP600 Battery Pack problem

[James McKenzie]

Michael:

Thank you for the correction.  What I meant to say was that I've never 
seen a "Countdown" counter that shuts down the battery when the 
charge-cycle count reaches a certain number.

James McKenzie


Michael Geary wrote:

>>From: James McKenzie
>>I have not been able to confirm/deny the existance of a 
>>counter in any Li-Ion battery to include the Thinkpad series 
>>or my two cell phones.
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>The A20/21/22 and A30/31 batteries definitely have a counter. You can see
>the cycle count in the Battery Information dialog from the Battery MaxiMizer
>program. My A21p battery has 130 cycles on it, and my A30p battery has 22
>cycles.
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>I don't know about any other ThinkPad models, and I don't know if the
>battery shuts down after a certain number of cycles. But the counter is
>definitely there on these models.
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>-Mike
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