Does charging a US laptop in the UK reduce battery life?
I have an IBM thinkpad T42 that I purchased in the US. When I moved to the UK, I simply attach a converter and plug into UK outlets. After a few weeks, my battery performance seems to have dramatically gone down. Should I purchase a UK adaptor rather than use my US adapter/converter combo (or is this a different problem altogether)?
Laptops & Notebooks - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
all you doing is uping the voltage from 110v to 240v, this shouldnt cause any problems to your battey, if your having a problem with the battery i would contact the people who sold it to ask them what is the best thing to do, since could be a problem with the battery itself.
Answer 2 :
if you have the transformer/converter, there should be problem wtih the change in voltages and it will most def not reduce ur batter life (talking from experience)
Answer 3 :
Not a problem I have a laptop bought in the USA and chargiong it here in Italy. It is 2 years old and never had problems with it. Keep in mind that battery has a life of about 500 charge/discharge cycles. After that performaces will go down quickly. I guess it's time for a new battery.
Answer 4 :
i don't think that will affect the performance of your battery. Adapters nowadays are autovoltage (110-120-210-220) and can be used with frequency of 50/60. you can check the label on your adapter if these features are also included.
Answer 5 :
The problem is more likely caused by air travel. I found if my laptop was stored in my suitcase and not brought onboard the battery didn't work too well later, and i found out later that the cold in the baggage holding area can affect battery life. At least that is what I was told by the guy at dell, but who knows if it is true. But your voltage thing is not a problem, because I know of many people who do the same thing with all different brands of laptops.
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