What's better Sup Forums?
1) Constantly plug in your phone/laptop/mouse so it charges and the battery level never drops below 50%
or
2) Charge only when the battery is almost dead and your phone/laptop/mouse complains about it and asks you to plug it in.
I've read conflicting reports about this. Not sure what's right.
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OR get a non-shitty phone like the LG V20 and pop in a fresh new battery every 1-2 years.
I go by 2 but from what I've read it doesn't really matter much.
old battery chemistries like nicad and nimh wanted full discharges or they developed a 'memory' where they would adapt to have only the small capacity demanded. You needed to let them discharge fully every cycle.
For Lithium-ion batteries the deeper the discharge the more stress you put on the internal structures, so keeping them plugged in is better.
Keeping it plugged in
Every time the battery discharges and becomes recharged, it heavily impacts the structure of the lithium atoms themselves,
So the less you have to actually discharge the battery, the better
>non-shitty phone
>LG V20
pick only one, user!
>Keeping it plugged in
Thats a sure way to destroy your battery. Can't think of a worse way to use your batteries.
If a battery doesn't discharge, it dies.
>he uses lithium polymer
BTFO. LITHIUM ION THE ONLY WAY
>If a battery doesn't discharge, it dies.
source?
It's wrong.
Needing to discharge your battery used to be a thing, but it isn't anymore.
>Needing to discharge your battery used to be a thing, but it isn't anymore.
But it is. Chemistry doesn't change.
Then post source, dipshit
where's your source faggot? POST IT!
>Remove the battery from the notebook if the notebook will be plugged into AC power continuously (via a wall adapter or docking station) for more than 2 weeks.
>The company recommends against leaving a laptop plugged in all the time. Instead, it suggests:
>An ideal user would be a commuter who uses her notebook on the train, then plugs it in at the office to charge. This keeps the battery juices flowing
>Leaving your laptop plugged in will not cause short term damage, but if you only ever use it on AC power you’ll almost certainly find that after a year the battery’s capacity has been significantly reduced. Similarly, if you only ever use it on battery power you’ll get through the battery’s discharge cycles quicker.
Let's assume OP is actually discharging the battery, to avoid the blindingly obvious.
wow that sounds like a shit manufacturer
everyone else has their systems not bother to direct energy to the battery till it has dippped below 95%
Keep it charged.
The option B) is for nickel based batteries like nimh.
>wow that sounds like a shit manufacturer
That sounds like a manufacturer that tells you the truth. You can't beat chemistry.
it's not about chemistry, it's about not charging the battery just because it's plugged in
It sounds like a manufacturer that's covering their arses in case somebody drew up a shitty charging circuit on a budget model.
Don't let it go below 3.65v for single cell. Battery firmware probably has cutoff before that though.
it's not about not charging the battery when it's plugged in. it's about chemistry. shit dries up. shit undergoes reactions. things get consumed. hydrogen gas leaks out. etc etc.
there's like 2-3 laptop battery manufacturers in the world and everyone buys from them/.
On thinkpads you can set it to only charge the battery up to 80%, which basically lets the battery stay good forever if you leave it plugged in most of the time
sure
LiPo batteries are dangerous and explosive and should be banned