Acer Aspire E5 576G - Battery Charging

LeChori
LeChori Member Posts: 7

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Hi!

I've read several posts, articles and forum discussions but couldn't come to a conclusion by myself. Recommendations are widespread and contradictory.

So, here is my situation. I've bought an Acer Aspire E5-576-5762 two years ago and roughly used it, but now I've been working hard on it and using it most of the time on battery. I charge it the following way:

1) Whenever the battery falls under 30%, I plug it.
2) Unplug when battery reaches 100% and then use it unplugged until the battery reaches 30%

I have the possibility to use my laptop plugged in once it reaches 100% (and use it as a desktop machine), but wouldn't this damage the battery?

Taking into consideration the recommendations I've read, my plan from now on is to change charging thresholds to 40% and 80% and follow 1) and 2) (charge when falls under 40% and charge up to 80% and unplug) as described above with such percentages (note that my Acer does not provide the option to automatically charge my battery with this thresholds through the Acer Care Center, would have to do it manually). However, I was wondering if anyone could help and give an opinion on what is better for the battery life. For your reference, attached you can find the battery report I run from cmd prompt.

Many thanks in advance for your support!

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  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
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    You will find people claiming both sides and its hard to say 🤷‍♂️ Both the action of keeping the battery at 100% and the action of cycling it damage it! ( https://www.howtogeek.com/169669/debunking-battery-life-myths-for-mobile-phones-tablets-and-laptops/ ) . I keep my lappy on chrage 24x7 and it dosesnt seem to have done it any harm so far. It would make a good linus tech tips / mythbusters video though :D
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,085 Trailblazer
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    Brand new replacement batteries for this model are cheap and plentiful because it's commonly used in many laptops from ACER and other  manufacturers. If it was mine, I wouldn't  fret too much about how it's charged/discharged as it makes very little difference as long as it's not repeatedly discharged below the critical ~5% charge level.

    Jack E/NJ

  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
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    It looks fine ! As i said both are ok ways of doing it :) i prefer not to cycle the battery as it has a limited number, but this is usually in the 10's of thousands so not usually an issue. You do you :)

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  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
    Answer ✓
    You will find people claiming both sides and its hard to say 🤷‍♂️ Both the action of keeping the battery at 100% and the action of cycling it damage it! ( https://www.howtogeek.com/169669/debunking-battery-life-myths-for-mobile-phones-tablets-and-laptops/ ) . I keep my lappy on chrage 24x7 and it dosesnt seem to have done it any harm so far. It would make a good linus tech tips / mythbusters video though :D
  • LeChori
    LeChori Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer
    Leostat said:
    You will find people claiming both sides and its hard to say 🤷‍♂️ Both the action of keeping the battery at 100% and the action of cycling it damage it! ( https://www.howtogeek.com/169669/debunking-battery-life-myths-for-mobile-phones-tablets-and-laptops/ ) . I keep my lappy on chrage 24x7 and it dosesnt seem to have done it any harm so far. It would make a good linus tech tips / mythbusters video though :D

    Hi Leostat, many thanks for your swift reponse!

    So, as per your personal experience, would you recommend to use it plugged in all the time when using it (keep it at 100%)? And fully discharge it once in a while to calibrate the battery? Obviously, when taking my laptop out I will use battery... but my precise question is if keeping it 24/7 plugged in will affect the battery perfromance when taking the laptop out and using the battery.

    Sorry for the backs and forths, but want to make sure my laptop's battery works fine over the years.

    Thanks again!
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,085 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    Brand new replacement batteries for this model are cheap and plentiful because it's commonly used in many laptops from ACER and other  manufacturers. If it was mine, I wouldn't  fret too much about how it's charged/discharged as it makes very little difference as long as it's not repeatedly discharged below the critical ~5% charge level.

    Jack E/NJ

  • LeChori
    LeChori Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer
    JackE said:
    Brand new replacement batteries for this model are cheap and plentiful because it's commonly used in many laptops from ACER and other  manufacturers. If it was mine, I wouldn't  fret too much about how it's charged/discharged as it makes very little difference as long as it's not repeatedly discharged below the critical ~5% charge level.
    And what about the battery report attached? As per my understanding, the actual full charge capacity is practically the same as the one from the first charge. But back in March 2020 it almost reached the design capacity!
  • LeChori
    LeChori Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer
    Leostat said:
    You will find people claiming both sides and its hard to say 🤷‍♂️ Both the action of keeping the battery at 100% and the action of cycling it damage it! ( https://www.howtogeek.com/169669/debunking-battery-life-myths-for-mobile-phones-tablets-and-laptops/ ) . I keep my lappy on chrage 24x7 and it dosesnt seem to have done it any harm so far. It would make a good linus tech tips / mythbusters video though :D
    Leostat, views on my battery report? Forgot to quote you!  :#
  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
    S'all good, i have notifications on threads so i know to come back to them else i just forget 😅

    I was supprised that the cycle count was not filled in but i guess its just not getting reported, could try running it as admin see if that brings it in. the wear its reporting isnt bad for the age of the battery and the estimated time blows my gaming laptop out of the water! Letting it get to 0% and then full ycharging may net you a bit more charge but looking at the history stage the battery is stable and isnt degrading at all at the moment :) (by how its still performing over time, usually degraded batterys trend downwards rather than jump around the place)
  • LeChori
    LeChori Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer
    Leostat said:
    S'all good, i have notifications on threads so i know to come back to them else i just forget 😅

    I was supprised that the cycle count was not filled in but i guess its just not getting reported, could try running it as admin see if that brings it in. the wear its reporting isnt bad for the age of the battery and the estimated time blows my gaming laptop out of the water! Letting it get to 0% and then full ycharging may net you a bit more charge but looking at the history stage the battery is stable and isnt degrading at all at the moment :) (by how its still performing over time, usually degraded batterys trend downwards rather than jump around the place)
    Ran the report with admin rights (attached), but the cycle count is not reported. Thanks for your response! What would be your final suggestions then?
  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
    Answer ✓
    It looks fine ! As i said both are ok ways of doing it :) i prefer not to cycle the battery as it has a limited number, but this is usually in the 10's of thousands so not usually an issue. You do you :)

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