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Re: battery polling question

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Originally Posted by pask2155 View Post
when/if I change the battery polling from default value (5000) to 20000 what does this do? It says it enhances battery life, but how and why?

and has anyone done this, does it work?
The more often the battery is polled, the more energy is used. Polling the battery is essentially testing the max voltage the battery is able to discharge under a period of time. This drains battery life slightly, but if done more often then it should can have a detrimental effect on battery life.
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