“If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a slew of devices with lithium-based batteries in them,” write long-time Slashdot reader weilawei:

The conventional wisdom is to cycle them between 20 and 80% for a good compromise between usability and battery life. How then, do you automate the process to avoid over- or undercharging…? Do you remove and store your laptop battery at a medium charge when you run the laptop off an AC adapter?

You can keep checking your battery icon until it hits 80% — but it seems like there should be an automated solution. The original submission notes TLP Linux Advance Power Management project — but what solutions are Slashdot’s readers using? Leave your best thoughts in the comments.

How can you limit the charging range of your batteries?

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