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Hey guys,
Ok first off I must state that I AM NO BATTERY expert! I have been following ms79723's thread since the very beginning though (even before it was moved to the dev forum) and read a lot about the SBC kernel. Having said that here is my opinion for what it's worth...
I don't think the kernel is a safety hazard. The code never let's the batt go over 4.2 v nor does it let it over heat ... so my belief is that any of the melting, burning, or blowing up posts must have had other contributing factors. I came to this conclusion by following the thread and other threads and seeing posts with specific explanations from ppl who claim to work in the battery industry in development and design and didn't seem to have any vested interest in ms79723's kernel ... they were just giving information.
The other issue then is batt life and if what I have read has been correct then I believe it will decrease the life of the battery, although I have not seen anybody who could say accurately by how much. What I have read says that the stock kernel doesn't do what SBC does b/c its hard on the batt to be at full charge for prolonged periods of time and of course HTC wants it to last longer for customer satisfaction and avoid warranty replacements (IMHO). So it comes down to individual use needs IMO. If it just bugs u that it drops quick from 100% but it gets u through the day or u have frequent enough access to a charger during the day I wouldn't use it and get better life out of the batt. If that is not the case and u absolutely have to have more life to get through the day then just expect to replace the batt sooner... but who knows how much sooner?
I had to have my phone get through a possible 14hr day with no access to charging so I broke down and bought the Sprint 2600 ext batt and never have to worry anymore with the stock kernel and don't want to kill the life on this batt. If I hadn't bought the ext batt then I would be running the SBC kernel.
Again ... all simply my opinions and perspective from my research!
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