Is it bad to use a laptop with no battery--only AC adaptor?

I have an old PowerBook G4. The battery died a long time ago and I've been using it since using just the AC adaptor, which is fine with me as I only use it at home (I have a newer MacBook Pro I can use away from home).
But recently, after it had been shut down and disconnected from the AC for a few weeks, when I started it up I had to reset the date and time, and after using it for a relatively short time, the area right above the battery compartment became hotter than I ever remember it getting. So I removed the battery.
At this point I'd prefer not to have to buy a new battery, and am wondering if it would be OK to continue using it with no battery inside it--just with the AC adapter? I assume if I keep it plugged in to the AC all the time I won't have to reset the date and time each time I use it.
I spent quite a while looking in the support archives for an answer to this specific question but with no luck. Thank you.
Ed

There are sources of adequate batteries online for those model G4s
and the price varies; some users had a variety of experiences so if
you choose to look for one, check the seller ratings and feedback.
Some are not auction sites, others may be a seller with 'buy now.'
Since batteries to not have a long storage shelf life, the best you can
do is find a source of batteries from some company that rebuilds them.
Then, you could get another and maybe send the worn one back... Or
see if someone in your vicinity knows how to correctly replace cells in
that battery case. Be on a lookout for good spare power adapters, too.
I've found a few good ones at second hand stores for little or nothing.
An advantage to having a battery in the computer, is that should there
be a power-interrupt, the computer will still be running & that gives you
time to save your work, and shut down the computer normally.
The other option would be to get an older Mac desktop computer and
the processor would run at its preferred best speed, without a need
to get a battery for a portable computer. If a G4, too, the ceiling on
OS X remains in the 10.4.11 to 10.5.8 era. Fine, if you use old apps.
Good luck!

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