Batteries : good practice

[od1]

I have heard mixed opinions from both Axim users and Dell employees about the best practice for maintaining optimum battery life. By this I mean like buying a new cell-phone, normally you are supposed to charge it completely, and then let it die completely to ensure that the battery realizes its full potential. What do you think?

[od1]

I have heard mixed opinions from both Axim users and Dell employees about the best practice for maintaining optimum battery life. By this I mean like buying a new cell-phone, normally you are supposed to charge it completely, and then let it die completely to ensure that the battery realizes its full potential. What do you think?

[MPSmith]

Read this thread and see if you still have questions.

[od1]

Yah, still wondering... I mean for when you first get one, should you religiously do the whole "fully charge it - let it die out completely" thing?

[od1]

ANYONE?

[MPSmith]

It's not necessary to do that. The user guide doesn't say anything about that either; only that you should charge it for 8 hours for the first charge. FYI, here's a copy:

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...0/en/index.htm

[WyattEarp]

PPCs use Lithium-Ion batteries that do not require a full discharge and recharge. They only require two things for optimal performance.

• 1. Fully charge the battery before using it.
  2. Recharge the battery before it gets to low (if possible): say about 60%.

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by od1

Yah, still wondering... I mean for when you first get one, should you religiously do the whole "fully charge it - let it die out completely" thing?

I wouldn't say religiously. However, it is good practice to condition the battery for the first three charge cycles. So when you first pick up the device, charge it until it's fully charged, then use it until it drops to a low value (but not completely discharged otherwise you would face the risk of losing all your data). From then on, charge it fully again, and complete the cycle for about 3 runs. Just make sure you don't completely discharge the battery seeing as though this is a Pocket PC we are talking about.

[Janak Parekh]

You may also find what I call the Ultimate Battery Guide, linked to here, to be of help.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...pic.php?t=9063

--janak

[maximus]

Or simply :

For PDAs :
Charge it full for the first time,
And charge it again every night when you go to bed.

For Mobilephones :
Charge it full for the first time,
And charge it again every other night when you go to bed.

I do that to all my PDAs and mobilephones. Works so far.

[od1]

Wow, I didn't expect to get all that advice. As always, THANK YOU! 0X