Trying to drain down battery how low do I need to go

[kevjen888]

Before recharging it. Less than 10%? or until the iPad shuts off on its own.

 

[blevins321]

Haha, I was trying to do this today too with my Slingbox app. (It doesn't keep the iPad awake ) Couldn't force it below 71%, and I don't want to have to babysit it. I'm aiming for totally dead though. That way it gets a 100% complete cycle.

 

[wordoflife]

Why do you need to drain it?
Just plug it in

 

[miamijim]

I do a total drain every month.

Most of the time I recharge from around 10%

I am usually plugging it in around twice a week.

 

[xraytech]

Before recharging it. Less than 10%? or until the iPad shuts off on its own.

Why are you deep cycling the battery?

 

[kevjen888]

Why are you deep cycling the battery?

see if it can help improving battery life.

 

[xraytech]

see if it can help improving battery life.

Is your iPad new?

 

[kevjen888]

Is your iPad new?

Yes. But noticed battery life deteriorating after upgrade to 4.3.1

 

[maflynn]

see if it can help improving battery life.

Deep drains shorten the lifespan of a battery, you'll actually hurt your battery more then improve its life.

 

[Stealthipad]

see if it can help improving battery life.

All you are doing is shortening the life of your battery. You battery is good for just so many cycles.

You need to just relax and enjoy your iPad and let the battery take care of itself. Just plug it in before you sleep and you are good for the next day.

You do sleep?

 

[Blakjack]

Deep drains shorten the lifespan of a battery, you'll actually hurt your battery more then improve its life.

Please explain. I want to be educated on this

 

[King Luis]

if you want to extend the life of your battery, keep it plugged in. the more cycles you do on the battery, the shorter it's life becomes. doing a full cycle just to "do a deep cycle" is just using up all of the battery for no reason. think about it this way... every time you recharge the battery, it doesn't charge all the way back to where it was last time you charged it but a little less. of course they are improving on this every time they come out with newer battery tech.

 

[maflynn]

Please explain. I want to be educated on this

I think this link will help
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

 

[FinalCutJay]

if you want to extend the life of your battery, keep it plugged in.

I don't think this is correct and in my own experiences keeping a mobile device plugged in still results in reduced battery life. I used my ibook plugged in for the better portion of the machines life and when I did unplug it, it didn't hold a charge for very long despite having a low number of charge cycles.

Keeping your device plugged in all the time will not extend the life of your battery. The charge it holds will still deteriorate overtime.