You can turn a BB off??? :eek:
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You can turn a BB off??? :eek:
I'm sure there would be no harm done to it. I leave my BB on all the time and its fine.
I have my Bold-9000 set to auto-off from 5am-530am....i do random battery pulls and when pulls are necessary....just found out about the soft pull (alt+right caps+delete).....
I leave my BB on 24/7 and nothing has ever gone wrong.
Not always needed. Trim the fat off the OS and you won't need to do BP's or use Quickpull. I'm at 504995 secs and counting. And I only pulled it because of a new theme install.
I use the Auto On/Off feature and I don't worry about it. It helps me because I get calls and emails from the east coast and europe so it doesn't stop.
I don't ever turn mine off except when I pull the battery.
As far as the battery, from what I understand about LiOn batteries is they have a certain number of charge cycles for life span. I don't think all LiOn's are the same but they should be right around 200 charge cycles. I am not a hardware expert but thats what I got from the studying I have done.
I think the average is about 400 times for a LIon battery as I recall.
Also never fully deplete the battery unless it is for a short time.
A LIon battery will not last long when fully discharged. Also, never let the voltage go below 3V or it can be damaged. I have not taken a volt meter to my BB battery yet though when it is below 40% so I am not sure how much power there is at that point.
Anyhow, LIon batteries do not last long, they have a shelf life of about 1 - 1.5 years before you need to throw them out. So never buy extras unless you really need them because they don't last long.
I recommend using QuickPull daily. It has a schedule feature -- I have mine set to run at 1:00 am nightly, just like queuing up back ups and other maintenance for your PC or Mac. My Bold is on 24/7. I don't think it hurts anything for it to be on all the time.