i just got a new ipaq 4155..before i had a 1945. with my 1945 i used to only charge it if the battery was low, or only right before i sleep and then take out it in the morning..
but i just got a new 4155 and i read the quick start sheet, and it says for best power to always leave the ipaq in it's cradle when not in use. is this true? what do u guys do?
also, the orange light always blinks while it's charging right? and will be solid orange when it's full?
I used to keep my iPAQ 3765 in a cradle. But I didn't have much of a choice. After about 2 years, the battery was in such bad shape that I had to keep charging it.
Now with my iPAQ 1945, I just charge it (no cradle for me) when I need to. I prefer this method. I even took an old key ring and threaded the cables through it so I could hide it better on my desk. The key ring keeps it from falling down between my desktops (cubicle).
I used to keep my iPAQ 3765 in a cradle. But I didn't have much of a choice. After about 2 years, the battery was in such bad shape that I had to keep charging it.
Now with my iPAQ 1945, I just charge it (no cradle for me) when I need to. I prefer this method. I even took an old key ring and threaded the cables through it so I could hide it better on my desk. The key ring keeps it from falling down between my desktops (cubicle).
The older iPAQ 3000's were like this. The 3900, and 5000 series devices and later (including the 1940/5, 2210/5, 4100 and 4300) all use different battery technology. You can leave these things in the cradle as long as you want during the day, they should be just fine...
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I keep my PPC in my pocket all day long (hence the term Pocket PC). It only goes in the cradle for syncing (usually once or twice per day) and generally overnight ( in my cradle at home) for charging.
While I am at my desk a good part of the day, I do get up occasionally for meetings or to join in on conference calls. I always want my PPC at my side. As I usually say a short prayer each time I initialize Active Sync (has actually been working quite nicely lately) I don't like inserting/removing the PPC many times per day.
My 5450 is about 17 months old and while I have two spare batteries, the original battery is in the device most of the time. I have honestly not seen any degradation in the battery as of yet.
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i use my cradle only for charging because i use BT for sync.
for a daily bases usage i never drop below 60% so i usually charge my device the day after last charge
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Yea, there should be no problem leaving it plugged in, I tend to do that with my 1935.
However, I did experience a snafu doing so. About 2 weeks after my warranty was up, I left it plugged in all night, as usual. Then, I woke up and found the device had wiped out its memory. I unplugged it, went through the welcome screen, and restored from a backup on my SD card, and it was working. The battery ran low, so I plugged it in again. The screen goes dead, and won't turn on. I unplug it and it turns on again, taking my time through the welcome screen. Thereafter, whenever I plugged it into any AC outlet, it'd wipe itself out. HP said the motherboard had short-circuited, and I opted to replace it with one sold right here on the forums.
No idea how it short-circuited, but it was while it was plugged in. I still plug my new one into the cradle for a while, as the motherboard thing seems to have been a fluke.
i had bad experiences with leaving my old palm IIIc in the cradle always charging..... resulted in less than 5 min of usage time on my palm!
every since then i only charge when my battery goes down ~20-30%. I now own a 4150, and when i dont charge it i just pull the a/c connector that connects to the cradle.
do you always leave your ipaq in it's cradle??
Battery technology has advanced a lot since the IIIc days...
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