[Kowalski]

Don't use that device experience to make your modern-day decisions. Battery technology has advanced a lot since the IIIc days...

i couldnt agree more! they days of NI-CAD and NiMH days have past. now we are living in the golden age of Li-ion!

[Kowalski]

Don't use that device experience to make your modern-day decisions. Battery technology has advanced a lot since the IIIc days...

i couldnt agree more! they days of NI-CAD and NiMH days have past. now we are living in the golden age of Li-ion!

[KenClunk]

It's not neccasarily the type of battery lion batteries can do the same as well.

Lets see how to explain it? Okay well I am not sure if you have ever read the specs of something and it said "memory loss technology" but that essentially is what you need, of corse it is with just about every battery sold today. Basically it's a way that the cells hold the charger. What used to happen is that if you had a battery and lets say charged it 100% then you took it out and used it down to 60% and then put it back to charge. Then you let it charge to say 80% then used it. Well, the battery would get confused and think that 80% percent is a full charge and thus would not really charge the other cells because it had thought (In It's memory) that it was fully charged. Now a days this is not the issue. Also back then this is why you needed to let the battery die all the way down, before charging it. Now the "memory loss" prevents this. I hope you get it. Do a google on it if not.

Oh yeah, I keep my 2215 in the cradle at all times. When it's not in use I mean. Then again My PC is right in my room so it is rather easy to ust toss it in the cradle.

[outdoor]

so do you mean that say, if i put it to charge whenever i want, and pull out even if its not fully charged?

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by outdoor

so do you mean that say, if i put it to charge whenever i want, and pull out even if its not fully charged?

You can. For my non-phone Pocket PC, I'd walk into my office, cradle it, and pull it out whenever I needed it. For my phone Pocket PC, it's different, as I interact with it even at my desk. In that case, I simply plug it in for a few seconds during the day, and do a full charge at night when I'm asleep.

The one key with Li-Ion batteries is to avoid a deep discharge. That remains the same with modern Pocket PCs.

--janak

[outdoor]

Thanks alot for the help....... i always thought over charging it and charging it when its still half full will damage the battery life. Now i dont need to plug/unplug my a/c conector again!

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

The one key with Li-Ion batteries is to avoid a deep discharge. That remains the same with modern Pocket PCs.

so do you mean that going lower than a certian percentage (e.g. 20%) is not good for a Li-ion battery?

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by outdoor

so do you mean that going lower than a certian percentage (e.g. 20%) is not good for a Li-ion battery?

I don't know what percentage per se, but draining it all the way is indeed bad.

If you want detailed advice on battery care, see this link I posted about some time ago. It's the best resource I've found yet.

--janak

[Darius Wey]

I don't know what percentage per se, but draining it all the way is indeed bad.

This applies to your mobile phones as well 8)

[mv]

Hp has a white paper on that... to always charge the battery is the best choice. It dies of too many discharges... 8O

[Shadowcat]

I'm interested in where you all keep your Pocket PCs when you're not using them! At home mine is always in its cradle. It's always kept charging, it's within easy reach when I need information, and I just can't see myself leaving it on a desk, it's so inconvenient that way in my opinion!

[mredd27]

Mine is in its cradle almost all of the time.

As people have been saying, battery technology has moved on significantly over recent years. They now allow you to 'top-up charge' whenever you want and you don't need to worry about memory effects or overcharging anymore.