Going to get my Arc on Monday, but I have some concerns about battery life
I see it uses LiPol battery - I searched through multiple formus, but I couldn't find proper advice :
- how to charge/format LiPol battery to get most out of it ?
Should I charge it for 8 hours first 4-5 cycles, or how to format LiPol ?
For Li-Polymor, just charge till full. But make sure to charge it before it falls below 10% - 20%. Charge it often (daily) for the first week. I find that doing so, improve the battery's hold on a charge.
Sony Ericsson's batteries are already charged and ready to be used.. so no need to do 8 hours first, but as darkmax1974 said, keep charging it regularly and don't let it go below 10%
amen. letting it die completely has a negative effect on the longevity
ok, I won't charge it for 12hrs for the first time, like I used to do with new phones
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I was reading through the manual for the 8125 and it said to do a few compleate charged-empty cycles. I have read other places that with LiIon bateries you do not want to let them go below 40% for long.
What do you reccomend for the best long term battery life?
Do a couple cycles, then keep it as full as possiable?
Thanks
Normally the best thing to do when charging a new battery pack for the first time is to charge it fully and let it discharge fully for the first cycle. After that, Li-on batteries tend to perform best if the charging cycle is alternated between charging after a full discharge and a recharge when the discharge hasn't been completed. However, I'm not an expert on this so you might want to get more info on this but basically Li-on batteries are less likely to suffer from the lazy battery effect or memory effect that Ni-Cad/Ni-MH batteries suffer from.
Be careful.
I have seen some posts elsewhere on the forum that report problems if you let the battery run down completely.
Apparently if you do it won't recharge on the cradle again and you have to take it off the phone and use a special modified lead to recharge it.
Best to keep it from draining to zero.
That is what I have read about Li-ions. My wife thought you were susposed to drain it down all the way, and now her laptop battery only lasts 20 min. I don't want to end up like that.
I don't want to end up like this
hello
just recieved my HD2 and I've drained my battery to 0%. now I was wondering how long will it take to 100% charge again.. 3 hours? 8 hours?
deiota
ps. Ive done my first 12hours charge already
With the original charger, about 2hrs if you don't use it at the same time.
yes Im using the orginal charger and the hd2 IS power off.
the stuff about charging for hours when you get it and then draining it right down no longer really applies too our batteries.that was for nickle batteries to initialise them and prevent the memory thing. with lithium ion they no longer suffer from battery memory.
ýeah it took about 2 h
2 and half ours starting from zero charge
I never did anything with the battery when i got mine!! Was way to eager to play! Never had any Battery issues.....
I did loosely time it once as i wanted to know what difference a quick charge would make and it seemed like it went up a percent approx every 3 mins... trouble is that doesn't quite equate... it would mean that from 0 - 100% would take 300mins (5hours)! but in reality it probably takes between 2-3hours..
I guess either the battery doesn't charge linearly or the percent display is inaccurate...
I Did a full charge at lunch time since it took me 1day and half till battery to drain completely,
I wonder if I should put it on charger all night long (its 10pm now and I have 80%) or should I let it out of charger...
If your battery needs charge, then charge it. There is NO NEED to completely discharge it and then charge it for sveral hours. In fact, modern li-ion batteries will take damage if _completely_ discharged!
The thing about completely discharging and charging for days is long gone! Batterys have evolved, we dont live in the 1990's anymore
HI, I'm going to receive my phone this afternoon..just confirmed by DHL Malaysia.
can I know how many hours you guys charged your SGS2 for first time battery charge.
Is it necessary to charge 8 hours for first time use?
Please share your experiences
for my past phone , nexus 1 and nexus s, I charged 8 hours for first time use and 8 hours for my extended batteries as well..
from my understanding, you don't need a extra long first charge for Li-ion batteries, you only need to prevent overcharge/overdischarge which is taken care of by the battery protection circuits.
In other words, turn on and start using it like normal
Just plug it in, charge it. When it's full unplug it.
Took me 1h to charge it up from half. Battery came with half charge.
Thanks mates, I'm charging the phone now
until it's full, I will unplug..
Try to run it through a few full cycles when you first get it though...
do u mean it has to be drain out before next charging?
I think it's a good idea to go from 0 to 100 in the beginning. Not for the battery sake more for the phone to learn what max and min are.
I know there is already information on this topic ..... I have read conflicting advice on how to charge cell phone batteries, but I want to make sure and get the maximum use and life from the ZeroLemon 10000 Extended Battery for my Note 3 .....
The directions from the company simply state to give six full charges, but there is no explanation exactly what that means. I have sent the company a question regarding this issue, but still have not yet received an answer .....
I just finished the third full charge. When I received the battery, I charged it for 12 hours before unplugging from the charger. Then allowed my Note 3 to go completely dead (to Zero %). Then charged again for 12 hours. Did this three times so far.
I'm only getting around 37 hours of medium to heavy use, or about 1 1/2 days, and around 18-20 hours of Screen On Time, which seems somewhat impressive!
After I go through six charging cycles, should I always charge for 12 hours, or is this no longer necessary?
-- Jim
Based on what I read in charging lithium ion batteries ( which I also practice ), you don't wait until battery discharges to 0 before charging it since it shortens the life span of the battery by damaging the negative electrode. The recommendation is to charge it once it reaches 10% and don't have to fully charge battery to 100%, just around 90 - 95%. Since lithium ion batteries don't have memory effect, partial charges and discharges don't have negative effect on the overall battery life.
Didn't made this up, just quoting from memory.
Never let my stock note 3 battery go below 5 percent. I am getting great battery life. The same with my old i9100.
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Okay I googled this and I have gotten mixed results some saying that lithium ion batteries doesn't need to be charged for hours while others are actually saying it's still needed or let it drain to 20 % charge to 100% then drain to 20% then charge to 80% i did Google lithium ion batteries it did say they don't need to be charged for hours but every device I have brand new or not including my brand new iPod 6 I have now don't ask I'm leaving iOS actually lol all have poor battery life so I need to stop blaming the manufacturers and start blaming myself lol please any help would be appreciated
class_of_punk25 said:
Okay I googled this and I have gotten mixed results some saying that lithium ion batteries doesn't need to be charged for hours while others are actually saying it's still needed or let it drain to 20 % charge to 100% then drain to 20% then charge to 80% i did Google lithium ion batteries it did say they don't need to be charged for hours but every device I have brand new or not including my brand new iPod 6 I have now don't ask I'm leaving iOS actually lol all have poor battery life so I need to stop blaming the manufacturers and start blaming myself lol please any help would be appreciated
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For the 1st Time or after You Flashed any ROM/Firmware You Should Complete 3 Complete Cycles of Battery To Get The Best Results...
Charge 100% To Discharge 5% (Do Complete 3 Cycles )
Regarding Charging You will Not be need to Put Note 4 All Night Charging or Stuff like More Charging Then 1:30hours,Because it Have Adaptive Fast Charging Battery Will Charge in 1:30Hours & Give you 5:30hours SOT (it Depends on your usage also)...
Now Mostly Smartphones Have Built-in Feature To Stop Charging When It's Fully Charged...So No Need To Worry...But Every Battery Have Some Cycles when You reach that then battery will drain Fast or we can say You'll be in Condition to replace the Battery...But Will Easily Last for 2 or 3 Years To be Weak on...
Hope will Solve your issue
Okay thanks so much so basically I'll charge it to 100% without using it I'm guessing it's a quick charge so it wouldn't be an issue for me then use it to 5% 3 times sorry I'm a.d.d. So had to make sure I read what you said correctly and I'm not sure if I'm gonna root it when I get it phones no days are actually beginning to meet my standards speed wise lol thanks for the info
I've found no noticeable difference in following different guides on charging. Turn off fast charging when not required as that'll duff up your battery in 6 months.. Normal charging provides a nice slow rate and ensures they don't get hot which degrades them. A new battery will take a few full charges to get to full strength.
A new battery is like £!2. Don't worry about doing rain dances and such like!
Batteries used to hold a memory effect which made it look full before it actually was - this isn't the case anymore.
Fast charging gives me an hour less per day over constant charging normally. Note sure what others have found. I charge overnight hence turning off fast charge, and have a couple of spares ready to go should I need it.
i charge 14 hours and then use it normally. no need for anything more than that.