Hey guys,
this may be a stupid question but i was wondering…does it affect the batterly life cycle if u leave ure tr plugged in constantly instead of charging it fully and then letting the battery drain out? i mean woudl it make a difference?  I know with cell phones it’ better to charge it up fuly and then let the battery drain out completely to maximize the charge and life of the battery..does this hold true with the tr’s battery as well? i’m asking cuz it will mostly be sitting on my desk and i can leaved it in 24/7 (or at least when it’s on)...so what do u think? should i charge it adn let it drain the battery most of the time or should it not matter if i leave it plugged most of the time..
peace
khurram

I usually unplugged it if i’m not using. (i take out the wire that comes from outlet to adaptor, not the one attached to my TR.)

Really?  It seems like that would be more of a hassle.  And I’m afraid of some kind of a counter-current that could drain the battery back.

hmm i actually dont know much abou this.. but i thought that i would be better to take out that part instead of the one attached to TR. I dont want to keep plug and unplug.. more wear and tear on my laptop. I have no clue about counter-current. May be anyone who’s an expert can explain that to us.

[quote author=“Khurram”]Hey guys,
this may be a stupid question but i was wondering…does it affect the batterly life cycle if u leave ure tr plugged in constantly instead of charging it fully and then letting the battery drain out? i mean woudl it make a difference?  I know with cell phones it’ better to charge it up fuly and then let the battery drain out completely to maximize the charge and life of the battery..does this hold true with the tr’s battery as well? i’m asking cuz it will mostly be sitting on my desk and i can leaved it in 24/7 (or at least when it’s on)...so what do u think? should i charge it adn let it drain the battery most of the time or should it not matter if i leave it plugged most of the time..
peace
khurram

thats the same thing I’d heard for li-ion batteries (which is used in my cell phone on on our TR’s) but no one could answer that question (or atleast I think no one did). It’s quite weird…for cell phones people say to allow it to drain as much as possible and then charge while for laptops people say to charge it as and when possible :?

I keep mine on the charger all the time. L-ion technology includes intelligent charging that will not overcharge the cell. Every discharge/charge cycle is a small increment of cell life. After I go mobile I just plug it in regardless of how much I used it.

It’s been suggested to do a complete discharge/charge every dozen or so charge cycles. It doesn’t effect capacity one way or the other, it just recallibrates the charge level indication circuit.

Above all, do not exhaust a battery pack and forget to charge it.

There are two or three extensive threads on the subject if you bother to search for them.

This is a thread about battery’s life.
http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=223&highlight=lithium

if the the li ion battery isnt in use (mobile use) for a longer period of time, it should be removed from the tr with power status approx 60-70 % left

although li ion technology its not recommended to deep discharge it and to get it full charged afterwards too often ...

60-70%? I heard the bestest was 40% and in a very cool place.  You know in the basement with the hidden bodies… 

50 % should also be ok

it was said 60-70%

why that ... dunno

:?

where are you guys getting theses numbers from? :ph34r:

Here guys, you might as well use numbers from someone who’s in the business.

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/

how about the fridge ? 

tifosiv122 does use the fridge..

just remembered…even my uncle puts new batteries in the fridge…just the simple types like AA, AAA, etc.