Dell INSPIRON 6400 Laptop Battery Usage Tips

• Fully charge this new Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop battery packs before use. New laptop battery pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times before it can be conditioned to full capacity.
• Rechargeable laptop battery undergo self-discharging when left unused. So your should store this Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop battery pack in a fully charged stage.
• Fully drain and fully recharge this Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop battery pack every few months.
• For longer this battery life, turn down the LCD brightness of your Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop.
• Don't short circuit the terminals or store this Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop battery pack with metal parts.
• What is the ambient temperature affects the Dell INSPIRON 6400 laptop battery performance?
  Low temperatures (e.g. -15oC) will obviously reduce Ni-Cd and Ni-MH battery discharge rate. At -20oC electrolyte is at its freezing point, charge speed will greatly slow down. At low temperature (under -15oC) charge will raise the internal gas pressure and probably unseal the safety vent. Ambient temperature of 5oC to 30oC is the best range to get effective charge. Generally with temperature rising charge efficiency will become higher. But when the temperature rises to 45oC or higher, the materials performance in the battery will be degenerated and battery service life will be shorten greatly.
• Turning It Off:
  Don't run programs or devices that you aren't using. Remove PC cards and turn off Wi-Fi software. Using your laptop to watch movies or play games will drain the battery quickly as well.