iAudio X5: Got it!

dkl · #1 11-29-2005, 05:27 PM

Any rechargeable battery will only have a limited cycle life. Constantly "topping" it off will bring you up to that limit very quickly.

statdoc · #2 11-29-2005, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dkl

Constantly "topping" it off will bring you up to that limit very quickly.

Battery University

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Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs from nickel-based batteries.) Short battery life in a laptop is mainly cause by heat rather than charge / discharge patterns.