What Happens if you charge your Laptop Continuosly

Laptops – these little electronic devices had become an integral part of our life. We use Laptops almost everyday, in fact our Jobs, our Interests, our Pastime everything now are tied up with Laptops, Tablets etc.

Have you ever tried to think – what happens if i charge my laptop continously without Unplugging the Charger. Below are the few Pros and Cons of what happens if you charge To much.

Li-Ion Batteries

First it’s important to understand what overcharging is:
Over-charging occurs when the charger keeps the battery at a temperature that is warm to touch (body temperature) while in ready condition.

Li-Ion laptop batteries have built-in controller chips which prevent it from overcharging, as they can explode if overcharged. Overcharging does not affect the life span other than potentially destroying the battery.

A lithium-based battery should never be allowed to get warm in a charger. If you have this happen, the battery is no good or the charger is not working properly. Don’t continue to use the battery or charger if this happens.

A Lithium-ion battery may be damaged by extensive overcharging (continuously on a charger for more than 24 hours). Damage to the battery from overcharging would only occur in the very unlikely event of a malfunction of the charging system.

Heat

Batteries are extremely sensitive to heat. Charging a battery causes the battery to heat up; therefore, continually charging a battery will expose the battery to heat for extended periods of time. so need the laptop cooling pad

Overcharging

Although many laptops stop charging the battery once it is charged, a few continue a charge called “trickle charge.”

Life

Batteries have a limited life cycle. Lithium batteries can usually last for about 500 to 1,200 recharging cycles. Continually charging the battery may reduce this life cycle due to the trickle charge effect.

Memory Effect

Memory effect is a problem that occurs in nickel-based batteries. In these batteries, if you do not completely drain the battery before recharging, the battery holds a lesser charge. Charging the battery after it was completely charged also causes memory effect.

So the best solution would be to Charge your Laptops Continously for a week and try Discharging it Completely after the end of the week just to Complete Charging and Discharging Cycles. By this we can avoid Trickle Charge Effect.