Running Mac w/o Battery
Hello,
I want to know if it is safe to run Mac without the battery? I want to conserve the life of my battery, since I use the Mac (powerbook G4) on daily basis.
Thank you,
Dewono
Yes, it is possible to run the computer without a battery.
However I would not recommend this. You do not conserve the battery life with this procedure, since a battery also loses capacity just by age, even you don't use it.
In fact, you can prolong the battery life when using it as intended and from time to time empty the battery (work with battery until your computer goes into forced standby or shows a "turn on AC power" message) and then do a complete charge.
For further information, see these two websites:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/
http://www.batteryuniversity.com
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