I wonder which way is the best to charge my clip+ :
let it discharge completely (so it turns off while in use), and then recharge it to full (100%)
or
recharge it to 100% (full) while it’s still operable (say when battery drops to 10% or 20% etc)
or
some other better/recommended way I can’t think of ATM.
Goals are of course:
longest possible operation (max hours possible without recharging)
preserving battery life with smallest possible capacity loss over time due to recharging.
And last Q: what type of battery does clip+ have and what capacity? I don’t even know that. That would make the matter more clear, I guess, as to how to approarch charging the device.
what do you mean specifically by: “ages them”? ok, so I now know it’s Li-ion, but what ATL means? so I shouldn’t discharge them coimpletely? If I don’t use player for a few weeks, at which % best to keep them? 100% would be ok?
I mean they wear out faster. This is ATL: http://www.atlbattery.com/en/index.php If you want to know about batteries, check google. Theres tons of info.
Lithium batteries don’t charge linearly, so it’ll take a little over an hour to go from discharged to half way, and then another 2 hours to go from half full to full.
great knowledge and answers, saratoga. I think I now know everything I wanted, but (@everyone): of course please feel free to add anything if you want re this subject :).
You always can check out the information at batteryuniversity.com, a good source for battery info. That site recommends more frequent charges of a non-fully discharged battery of this type.