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Whats your charging routine?
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I set to charge every night no mater what percentage, be it 90% or 20%. And whatever chance I get, I plug it in to charge.
Nightly. I have it on most of the day (over roughly 12 hrs.), so I just plug it into the dock when I go to bed.
I don't pay too much attention to percentage left, but I would say it's usually above 25%. It really doesn't make much difference as far as battery life goes.
I don't pay too much attention to percentage left, but I would say it's usually above 25%. It really doesn't make much difference as far as battery life goes.
.... I charge mine every 2 days.... Still this is the best gift I've received since the born to run box set
Lithium-Polymer batteries like to be charged often. It is better to charge every night. Draining them under 10% can actually damage the batteries.
If you want your batteries to last long charge them when you can!
Not quite sure about this. Apple recommend only that once a month the battery is completely discharged and recharged to 100%.
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Not exactly true. Draining the batteries to 0 and then leaving them in that state for long periods of time damages the battery. In fact you calibrate the batteries for your MBP by draining it down to 0 and recharging it immediately. I charge when it hits 10% or below. Once in a month I drain it down to 0 and recharge to 100%.
No.
Apple recommends you go through at least 1 charge cycle. 1 cycle can be 40%+60%, or 10% multiplied by 10, etc. It does not mean you should drain the battery to 0%.
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Source? Why would there be a "recommendation" to do what everyone would do regardless. I had always understood the recommendation to be to discharge to zero, leave for a few hours and then recharge.
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Source? Why would there be a "recommendation" to do what everyone would do regardless. I had always understood the recommendation to be to discharge to zero, leave for a few hours and then recharge.
I have used my iPad 2 more and more each day as time has gone on, now that I have gotten comfortable with how it fits into my daily routine and what things I have stopped doing on my iPhone and started doing on my iPad.
I find that I get it down below 10% once every 2 or 3 days and usually let it sit on the charger over night if at all possible. It seems like letting it sit on the charger for awhile AFTER it hits 100% gets you more time on a charge.
I find that I get it down below 10% once every 2 or 3 days and usually let it sit on the charger over night if at all possible. It seems like letting it sit on the charger for awhile AFTER it hits 100% gets you more time on a charge.
I tend to charge mine once it reaches 25-30%. Then I will wait till I go to bed, and let it charge all night. I have excellent battery life so I can go days without charging. Very pleased and impressed by it. Flew from LAX-Ft. Lauderdale last week, just under a 5 hour flight, watched movies the entire flight and had 73% left when I landed (started off with 98%).
OK, sorry, I should have given the source. My one-liner was too brief. The extra detail (plus source -Apple themselves)...:
"Exercise Your Machine
Lithium-ion polymer batteries need to be used for maximum performance. If you dont use your device often, be sure to complete a charge cycle at least once a month.
A charge cycle means using all of the batterys power, but that doesnt necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could listen to your iPod for a few hours one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle. Each time you complete a charge cycle, it diminishes battery capacity slightly, but you can put notebook, iPod, and iPhone batteries through many charge cycles before they will only hold 80% of original battery capacity."
Source: http://www.apple.com/batteries/
I hope that is clearer...?
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My fiancee and I charge both iPads at night, or if we don't we just charge them before we leave the house for work. It's perfect as we usually go about 1.5-2 days before charging.
That's how iOS counts cycle. Apple recommends once a month you calibrate the battery meter. Based on the same link, if you click the portion that says iPad, at the end of the page, it says "For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down)." Link provided below.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
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I usually use the weekends to do the run down to zero thing. That way I know I won't get stuck on the train with a dead battery
While running down the battery gives a better calibrated meter, it will accelerate the deterioration of the battery.
"One of the worst things you can do to a Li-ion battery is to run it out completely all the time. Full discharges put a lot of strain on the battery, and it's much better practice to do shallow discharges to no lower than 20 percent."
Source: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news...-is-the-best-way-to-use-an-li-ion-battery.ars
If its above 60% before I go to sleep, then I leave it alone. If its under that, I'll charge it. A lot of times I end up forgetting to charge it at night so it charges for a good 30 minutes after I get up in the morning. That normally brings it up to 70-80% by the time I leave home.
What a very interesting thread.
What a very interesting thread.
iPad uses lithium polymer not lithium ion. Besides the article says discharging to 0 all the time is detrimental. Once a month is hardly all the time. I have followed the discharge once a month guidelines for years on my Apple devices and I have yet to encounter any problems.
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