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Subject: Re: charging question.

Re: charging question.

From: Bluechip <csbluechip_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:35:07 +0100

If your batteries really are 2800's then yes, you are very likely to
get 20hrs playback from them. My 2500's seem to go on
forever. batteryuniversity.com is the place to read up on Lithium
Ion charge cycles. I ran mine through a couple of full cycles before
commencing with "random charging"

BC

At 11:22 05/04/2006, you wrote:
>Yes, I had the pleasure of re-setting it from 2200 to 2800. Ooohhh :-)
>
>
>Bluechip wrote:
>>Have you updated the battery setting in the rockbox settings menu?
>>
>>At 10:54 05/04/2006, you wrote:
>>>hi there!
>>>
>>>I have a JBRFM
>>>
>>>I installed a new 2800mAh battery yesterday but only charged it
>>>for about 6 hours and about 45 minutes today. The info screen is
>>>now showing 100% charged with 19hrs 18mins running time.
>>>
>>>My question's:
>>>
>>>1. Is this now fully charged?
>>>2. As it shows 100% does that mean, it's no longer charging?
>>>3. Should a lithium iron (I think that's what it is) be charged
>>>for, like, 16 hours, to avoid harming it if it's new?
>>>
>>>I ask this because I really want to see if I get the full 19hours usage!
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Mat
>>
Received on 2006-04-05

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