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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: question about running the battery on my player downRe: question about running the battery on my player down
From: Bertrik Sikken <bertrik_at_sikken.nl>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:05:45 +0200 asettico wrote: > *In data 11/04/2008 01:24, Paul Louden ha scritto*: >> 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. > > And what's about leaving the DAP in charge with an USB cable even when > fully charged? Sometimes I plug my DAP to the notebook in the night and > leave it until the morning, and surely I don't set the alarm clock to > unplug it! ;-) > > Since a couple of weeks I can't see 100% charge even after a long > charging period. The battery is not so old, it's about 10 months old... :-( As far as I've read, both completely running down a LiIon battery and storing it completely charged is bad for the battery life time, see for example: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm Kind regards, Bertrik Received on 2008-04-14 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |