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From: BillW50 on 3 Nov 2009 13:34
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htnakirs typed on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:30:11 -0800 (PST):
> Never touched the battery to test it's temps. But, definitely the
> ambient temp would never have exceeded 30 deg C.
>
> Thanks for all the help, to all.
>
> I must say, I had half expected someone to say that freezing the
> battery would help - as would "boosting". These seem to be the common
> tips on youtube! Freezing is something that I intend to do soon. Don't
> see the harm in it. I'll inform if this causes any change in battery
> meter accuracy.

Well the lithium is warmer than ambient when charging. Also charging
while the computer is in use increases it even higher. So it helps to
only charge when the machine is powered down.

Freezer? I never have seen any research to show this helps at all. Also
some claim that freezing actually hurts them. I haven't personally
tested this, so I don't have much experience with freezing lithiums.
Those old zinc batteries were helped by freezing, but I know of no other
battery type that freezing actually helps.

Refrigerator? This is debated a lot. I have kept non-chargeable lithiums
in the frig and it seems to help in my experience. As they are lasting
10+ years this way. Although the shelf life is also 10 years. So it is
hard to say if it is really helping. Although it doesn't seem to hurt.

I don't store rechargeable lithiums in the frig, but in a drawer. And
they generally last 10 years or more this way. So in the frig is
probably ok if you want to do this. In the freezer, well that might not
be such a great idea.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2


From: AJL on 4 Nov 2009 17:34
"BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:

>My Asus EeePC netbooks gets 110�F top and bottom. Although the battery is much
>cooler. AJL calls his hot, while I call this lukewarm.

I didn't call your Eee PC netbook hot, I called my Eee PC netbook hot,
specifically my 2G Surf model (7" screen, 520M memory, 2G SSD). To the
touch it runs very hot. Course at only 2 pounds I usually hold it like
a newspaper to read it so perhaps it gets touched more. It has never
had a problem during operation so I'm guessing that it is just the
nature of the beast. While your netbooks look like this model there
are several differences and heat is apparently one of them.

Contrary to what you would think my more powerful netbook the Eee PC
1000HD (10" screen, 1G memory, 160G HDD) runs much cooler than the
little Surf and gets almost twice the battery time (same capacity
battery). So in later designs (and more expensive models) the design
has improved...
From: BillW50 on 4 Nov 2009 18:06
In news:h8t3f5p7ar61k99nrla7l5dbulj06k3pou(a)4ax.com,
AJL typed on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:22 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> My Asus EeePC netbooks gets 110�F top and bottom. Although the
>> battery is much cooler. AJL calls his hot, while I call this
>> lukewarm.
>
> I didn't call your Eee PC netbook hot, I called my Eee PC netbook hot,
> specifically my 2G Surf model (7" screen, 520M memory, 2G SSD). To the
> touch it runs very hot. Course at only 2 pounds I usually hold it like
> a newspaper to read it so perhaps it gets touched more. It has never
> had a problem during operation so I'm guessing that it is just the
> nature of the beast. While your netbooks look like this model there
> are several differences and heat is apparently one of them.
>
> Contrary to what you would think my more powerful netbook the Eee PC
> 1000HD (10" screen, 1G memory, 160G HDD) runs much cooler than the
> little Surf and gets almost twice the battery time (same capacity
> battery). So in later designs (and more expensive models) the design
> has improved...

It is ashamed you don't have anything to measure the temperature with.
As I really believe we have different opinions on what we call hot. Most
of the keyboard and the bottom of mine runs about 102�F. Although by the
right ALT key gets 110�F and one spot on the bottom also gets 110�F
(where the WiFi card sits). It is 75�F in this room and if left in
standby, runs about 85�F top and bottom. While the battery capacity
rating between your two, the 1000HD has a higher rated battery voltage,
right?

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2 (quit Windows updates back in May 2009)


From: AJL on 4 Nov 2009 18:26
"BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:

>My Asus EeePC netbooks gets 110�F top and bottom.

I just noticed this *Cool* article... ;)

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/04/asus_thermal_pc/
From: BillW50 on 4 Nov 2009 18:42
In news:9934f5d70ad51k9v2cerj7a6lc5i1h4g1t(a)4ax.com,
AJL typed on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:06 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> My Asus EeePC netbooks gets 110�F top and bottom.
>
> I just noticed this *Cool* article... ;)
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/04/asus_thermal_pc/

Oh I like that! ;-)

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2 (quit Windows updates back in May 2009)


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