Taking Care Of Your Battery; Safety Precautions - Toshiba A70-S2482TD User Manual

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Mobile Computing

Taking care of your battery

Sample inserting battery
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Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your
battery and prolong its life.

Safety precautions

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If the battery pack produces an odor, overheats or
changes color or shape while it is being used or charged,
turn off the computer's power immediately and
disconnect the power cord from the power socket.
Carefully remove the battery pack from the computer.
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Do not try to disassemble a battery pack.
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Do not overcharge or reverse charge a battery.
Overcharging will shorten its life, and reverse charging
could damage it.
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Avoid touching the metal terminals of the battery with
another metal object. Short-circuiting the battery can
When you replace your battery, slide the battery lock towards
you to lock the battery pack.