rockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldimagemessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down19
arrow-up1503arrow-down1imageAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldrockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squaretpihkal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWhat does removing the battery do?
minus-squarejamesorlakin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s probably to avoid it being left charged all the time and potentially swelling into a ‘spicy pillow’
minus-squareveng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI don’t think I’ve discharged a laptop battery below 80% since 2011…
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnecdotal I know, but I had an old Alienware laptop battery swell and get fat and become unusable once. So it can happen, but I think it’s rare.
minus-squareDaCrazyJamez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFirst time I’ve heard that term…using it from now on
What does removing the battery do?
It’s probably to avoid it being left charged all the time and potentially swelling into a ‘spicy pillow’
I don’t think I’ve discharged a laptop battery below 80% since 2011…
Anecdotal I know, but I had an old Alienware laptop battery swell and get fat and become unusable once.
So it can happen, but I think it’s rare.
First time I’ve heard that term…using it from now on