Charged: Stay at 100%, or should it trickle?

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Charged: Stay at 100%, or should it trickle?

Hey there, just finished charging my Macbook Pro for the second time. My question is, once it has hit 100%, should I see it start to tick down to say, 95% then back up again? I ask this because I have seen mixed topics on the matter, and mine is stuck at 100%

Thanks in advance!

Posted on Mar 16, 2011 6:40 AM

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Mar 17, 2011 3:58 AM in response to posky90

There is no trickle. Charging stops at 100%. The discharge rate depends on what you are doing. If using very lightly it can take a long time to discharge because the battery is not being used while on AC power. Put a heavy load on the MBP and the battery will come into play and discharge faster. Once it gets below 95% charging will resume once the heavy load is removed.

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