# Battery life, charging, etc

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/battery-life-charging-etc/20788>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 13\
**Created:** [August 1, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/battery-life-charging-etc/20788 "2022-08-01T02:34:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_J\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Brian\_J\_Black](https://community.frame.work/u/Brian_J_Black)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/battery-life-charging-etc/20788/1 "2022-08-01T02:34:58Z")

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I just got my Framework DIY bundle, love it. Working fine. For the battery life and performance, with its Li-ion battery, the provided charger, etc., is it better to unplug and run the battery down, and then recharge? Or leave it plugged in, and the battery topped up.

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**Author:** ![Matthis\_Wilhelm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@Matthis\_Wilhelm](https://community.frame.work/u/Matthis_Wilhelm)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/battery-life-charging-etc/20788/2 "2022-08-01T09:03:09Z")

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you can set a battery charge limit in the bios.

> [@Battery Management with min/max limits possible?](http://community.frame.work/t/battery-management-with-min-max-limits-possible/19207/):
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> Hello, I dont have a frame.work laptop yet but I would like to know if it is possible to set a min/max charging limit such as Lenovo has - I dont want my battery at 100% all the time as my laptops are mostly on the charger. Kind regards, Sascha

Best practice would be to set the charge limit to ~80 percent and let the charger plugged in.