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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Creative Labs Zen Xtra (BlueChip)Re: Creative Labs Zen Xtra (BlueChip)
From: Neon John <johngd_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 12:17:34 -0500 On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 06:13:44 -0600, "Jason Williams" <jwilliams_at_wi.rr.com> wrote: > >> 1. Rockbox has some quite tricky battery algorithms. Even still, I would >> never leave it leave it plugged permanently, as by their chemical nature, >> batteries prefer the drain-recharge cycle and not to do it any more than >is >> necessary. See batteryuniversity.com for (too much) detail. And I would >> certainly _never_ do it with the native Archos firmware. > >I leave my archos rockbox plugged in all the time. Am I putting my machine >at risk? Not at all. I can't believe people inconvenience themselves to allegedly baby $4 worth of batteries! Even if I knew that my jukebox would kill its batteries in 6 months (or whatever) if I left it plugged in all the time, I'd still do it because that's what is convenient. When the batteries puke I'll spend another $4 or so and replace them. Leaving a JBR plugged in all the time does NOT harm the batteries. I have had a JBR running continuously for over a year in my restaurant playing background music. I installed some old 1400 mah batteries so as not to waste my better ones. This unit is still perking along. The batteries are still good enough to run the unit when it is connected to my computer for music installs or shuffling. John --- John De Armond johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/ Cleveland, Occupied TN _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockboxReceived on 2004-12-07 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |