I was just wondering if it would be bad to leave my Blackberry on the charging dock? I am on the computer most of the day so my Blackberry would be on the charger during that time. I'm using it as a stand too. So am I damaging it?
No, it won't hurt to leave your BlackBerry on the charger most of the day. It will stop charging when fully charged, you can't over-charge it, and the lithium-ion battery does not have the memory effect that older battery technologies had, so frequent recharges won't hurt it.
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So I don't have to wait til the battery is almost dead to charge it? I was always told to run it down to about nothing before I charge it and make sure it charges completly.
Sorry to hijack
So I don't have to wait til the battery is almost dead to charge it? I was always told to run it down to about nothing before I charge it and make sure it charges completly.
It's actually bad for Li-ION batteries to be drained completely before recharging. It actually affects the chemistry within the battery causing it to not hold a charge as long. The old Ni-CAD batteries needed to be completely drained before recharging due to a memory effect. Ni-MH batteries also do not suffer from "memory".
I have had 2 batteries die in my bb after I let them drain to nothing... Very bad on them imho... Keep it charged.
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That's correct. Discharging a Li-Ion battery completely will significantly shorten its life. Recharge them often and before they get low. That's the opposite of older battery technologies, which occasionally needed to be fully discharged to eliminate the memory effect.
Correct you can leave a Li-Ion battery on the charger and when its done charging it will stop accepting a chare. Li-Ion batteries DO NOT hold any memory therefore it CANNOT damage the device if leaving it on the charger overnight. And like what was stated above.....you dont want to let your battery die all the time as it weakens the life expectency of the battery. I usually let my battery drain to a quarter at the lowest and then give it a full charge.
