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Re: charging all the time good or bad?

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Originally Posted by a_c_s View Post
while I understand the theory behind lithium batteries, the fact is that any rechargeable battery, lithium or otherwise, has a finite number of charges in it before you start to see degradation in performance...on my Treo 755p, my batteries did much better when I let them run down before charging, vs sitting on the charger all day at work every day, as I have to do with the Touch Pro due to the horrendous battery life...just ordered the 3000mah Mugen which will hopefully resolve this issue...
This is true, but trickle charging does not have the same effect on a Li-Ion battery than a full cycle does. The life diminished is negligible.
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