{"id":5843,"date":"2021-09-06T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2021-09-06T07:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:22:42","slug":"why-does-this-pc-shut-down-at-about-80-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/06\/why-does-this-pc-shut-down-at-about-80-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does this PC shut down at about 80% charge?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lithium-ion batteries wear differently from classic dry- and wet-cell batteries, leading to some behaviors that seem, well, odd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it also could be a matter of&nbsp;<em>poor thermal management<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 simple overheating! 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