When To Charge Your Battery

Dear all Mac user,
I am a new Mac user. I was browsing some forums and some said that we should not drain our battery and re-charged it. So the question here, at which percentage is recommended to recharge our battery in order to maximize the battery lifespan. I Usually recharged at the very minimum percentage like 10% or less.
Regards,
Jeffry

Hello. Welcome to Apple Discussions
You really don't have to worry about rules that you had to follow with Li-ion batteries. You can now use your notebook without the worries about ruining your battery. Thats the great thing about the advanced zinc batteries in the Macbook-MacBook Pro line. You don't have to think about it.
Apple does have a website dedicated to notebook batteries. But it talks more about Li-ion batteries.
http://www.apple.com/batteries
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
-And how to get the most out of your battery: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446
Hope this gives you some perspective,
Ben

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Model Information:
Serial Number:    9G1130CJVD3MA
Manufacturer:    DP
Device Name:    bq20z451
Pack Lot Code:    0000
PCB Lot Code:    0000
Firmware Version:    0201
Hardware Revision:    0002
Cell Revision:    0158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):    5663
Fully Charged:    Yes
Charging:    No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):    5663
Health Information:
Cycle Count:    59
Condition:    Normal
Battery Installed:    Yes
Amperage (mA):    261
Voltage (mV):    12574
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Wake on AC Change:    No
Wake on Clamshell Open:    Yes
Wake on LAN:    Yes
Current Power Source:    Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    2
Wake on AC Change:    No
Wake on Clamshell Open:    Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes
Reduce Brightness:    Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:    No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:    Yes
ID:    0x0100
Wattage (W):    60
Revision:    0x0000
Family:    0x00ba
Serial Number:    0x00262704
Charging:    No

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Im using a 2012 13 Inch MacBook Pro. I play WoW and Diablo on it, while I do, I keep the charger in it. Is it bad for the computer if the battery is full and the charger is in?

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