Battery light flashes when charging

is the battery light supposed to flash when charging?
i thought i saw somewhere that meant a bad[dead] battery?
Thanks!!

There is an article on Laptop Battery Life at:
http://guides.macrumors.com/LaptopBatteryGuide
1 Facts about your battery
2 How long will your battery last?
2.1 What is "full cycle"?
2.2 Power table
2.3 What this means
2.3.1 Example
2.4 What does 80% mean?
2.4.1 Example
2.5 300 Cycles
3 How can I see my battery's age and condition?
3.1 Coconut Battery
3.2 iStat Pro
4 Battery Calibration
4.1 Intel notebooks

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