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Subject: Re: question about running the battery on my player down

Re: question about running the battery on my player down

From: alex wallis <alexwallis646_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:41:41 +0100

> alex wallis wrote:
>> I hate recharging it when its not completely dead.
> With lithium based batteries it's perfectly acceptable (and according to
> some sources even preferred) to make smaller charges, rather than running
> it down and charging it completely. Why do you want to run it all the way
> down? Intentionally running it down is a good way to simply wear out your
> battery.
i want to run it down, because i have a 4 hour train trip tomorrow, and the
battery only has around 3 or 4 percent. so i'd just like to run it down
completely and give it a full charge.
Received on 2008-04-11


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