Tip #4672 - Handling Your Laptop with Care Printer Friendly Version | E-Mail This Tip
Handling
Your Laptop with Care
There are some
things people do to their laptops that can put them in great danger.
One major example is letting their laptop charge for longer than it
needs to. Most laptop owners are under the impression that if they
leave their laptop on the charger for as long as possible, they'll
be able to get more "juice" (power) out of it. And that's
just simply not true. In reality, you're just damaging it and putting
it at risk of over heating or exploding. Listed below are a few other
harmful things you should be sure to keep your laptop away from. Here
we go!
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Not handling it with care.
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Incorrectly replacing its batteries.
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Leaving it turned on for too long.
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Leaving it in a high humidity climate.
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Tampering with the battery compartment.
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Switching to non-manufacturer batteries.
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Refusing to turn it off after it's become extremely hot.
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Trying to repair or reuse a battery that has no more power.
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Using a charger that didn’t originally come with the laptop.
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Charging it in an area around too many other cords (extension cords,
for example).
Despite what you
might think, over charging your laptop will not give it more "juice."
It will only make it hotter. You should also always use the charger
that came with your laptop. When your laptop gets too hot, you should
turn it off or at least put it into Safe Mode. You need to keep your
laptop in a cool area as much as possible. Now, when replacing the
battery, you should refer back to the manual that came with your laptop
to get the correct instructions for doing so. You should only use
batteries that have been approved by the manufacturer as well.
The above guidelines
apply to cell phones as well. You should only use the charger that
originally came with your phone and once it's fully charged, take
it off the charger. Even more, you should only replace the battery
with one that has been manufacturer approved and finally, if your
phone gets too hot, just turn it off completely. If you follow these
rules, I promise your precious devices will last much longer!
~ Tweety Dimes
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