Guest Doombrain Posted October 6, 2004 Report Posted October 6, 2004 Can constant charging, and by constant I mean being linked into activesync all day by USB, damage the battery?
Guest Djarid Posted October 6, 2004 Report Posted October 6, 2004 That is a good point. I think it stops charging when the battery is full and might indicate why standard USB car chargers don't work. If communication occurs between the charger and the phone to indicate whether power should be supplied or not. thoughts?
Guest AngelOfRage Posted October 6, 2004 Report Posted October 6, 2004 i always found with my older SPV that it stops chargin when full (amber light turns constant green) i haven't noticed with my C500 yet though...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted October 6, 2004 Report Posted October 6, 2004 I think it stops charging when the battery is full and might indicate why standard USB car chargers don't work. I use two types of car USB chargers without a problem :? One was a moto charger and the other was a cheap one off ebay. I also use a sync and charge cable that I used with my mpx200.
Guest hamstar50 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Posted October 6, 2004 Liithium Ion batteries have circuitry built in to them to prevent overcharging as the cells would literally explode. I have seen the circuitry disabled and then overcharged in test conditions - not pretty sight. Technically, your battery is being monitored for drops in charge so it can recharge but I couldn't say if this actually damages it. I used to keep my laptop on constant charge and that lasted over 3 years (the laptop died - not battery - which kept pretty much full charge this time). This was also Li-Ion battery (like most laptops today). It is suggested you regularly let the battery die completely and on the subsequent charge, let it charge absolutely fully in order to recondition the battery's 'memory' of charge. Its good practice.
Guest rickwookie Posted October 7, 2004 Report Posted October 7, 2004 I use two types of car USB chargers without a problem :? One was a moto charger and the other was a cheap one off ebay. On your c500? That's very interesting then, re http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=1150...er=asc&start=21 there must already be 'standard' car chargers out there with the correct 'pin 4 to ground' spec. Any more info on these chargers? You say one was a "moto" charger. What's that?
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