[pchelpers] Re: Toshiba Satellite L45 with battery removed

Gerald Gollinger wrote:
> First  I  think  John is  correct  that  this  model  dissipates  heat  by  
> surface  convection      conduction. and not  fan  like  the  Wugnet  Forum  
> said.  .
>    With  battery  removed  the  unit  does  not  get so  hot  and  there  is  
> no  power  drain  on  the  battery.
>    
>   According  to the  label  on  the  cardboard  box  the  unit  was 
> manufactured  in  November  2007.   It  is  not  out  of  date  at  all.
>    
>   I have  found  over  the  years  that   manufacturers  technical  support  
> is out of touch  with  the  corporation   computer  design  engineers.  One 
> Toshiba  tech  support  had  me  go  into  msconfig  and  disable  the   
> entire  Toshiba  OS.  Then   I  was to  access  the  web.     A  tragic  
> joke.  I  had her  have  me  restore  the  OS.
>    
>    
>   Do  you  agree  that  without   the  battery  and   on  external   AC  
> adapter  the  unit   will  stay  cooler?       I  gave  up  on  Wugnet  and   
> Toshiba  except  when  it  is  obvious  the  unit    needs  repair  and  I  
> need  an  authorized  case  number. -   Gerald
There are 2 things to consider with this approach:
1) Removing the battery removes a possible heat source and creates an 
air gap that may cool via air convection. The benefit may not be too 
large since the space is confined and air is not a very good conductor 
of heat. It is the recirculation of it that provides cooling.
2) Having the battery installed can help to stabilize the power supply, 
compensating for power fluctuations by absorbing small spikes and 
smoothing out dips. Removing it may make the system more vulnerable to 
power problems and prevent retention of data when it goes into sleep mode.

It appears to be a personal decision in this case.
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