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Gaming while on battery

strizlow800

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Sep 30, 2016
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As the title says. Will I harm the battery if I'm gaming while unplugged? The temperature isn't an issue with my laptop anyway so the real question is will it be harmed if it's drained faster than usual???
 
Solution
No,unless you exceed the designed power draw thn you should be fine,but try not to drain batteries,most lipo cell are damaged when below a certain voltage
No,unless you exceed the designed power draw thn you should be fine,but try not to drain batteries,most lipo cell are damaged when below a certain voltage
 
Solution
Just be aware the lithium ion batteries (or any rechargeable batteries) can only go through so many recharging cycles before they simply fail. The more cycles the batteries go through the more they will deteriorate.