Battery Practice for ipods

[ajibloger]

please post your tips on healthy practice of battery care for ipods.. thanx..

[prego]

just charge it whenever it needs to be charged and enjoy it.

[wisecracker75]

Here are some tips to maintain your Li-Ion Batteries on your treasusred iPods!!!!

Guidelines for prolonging Li-ion battery life

• Unlike Ni-Cd batteries, lithium-ion batteries should be charged early and often. However, if they are not used for a longer time, they should be brought to a charge level of around 40%. Lithium-ion batteries should never be "deep-cycled" like Ni-Cd batteries.[7]
• Lithium-ion batteries should never be depleted to below their minimum voltage, 2.4v to 3.0v.
• Li-ion batteries should be kept cool. Ideally they are stored in a refrigerator. Aging will take its toll much faster at high temperatures. The high temperatures found in cars cause lithium-ion batteries to degrade rapidly.
• According to one book,[12] lithium-ion batteries should not be frozen (should not be stored below -40 °C), because most lithium-ion battery electrolytes freeze at approximately −40 °C (this is much colder than the lowest temperature reached by household freezers, however).
• Li-ion batteries should be bought only when needed, because the aging process begins as soon as the battery is manufactured.[7]
• When using a notebook computer running from fixed line power over extended periods, the battery should be removed and stored in a cool place so that it is not affected by the heat produced by the computer.[7]

[elbert]

hmm, i should make space in the fridge for my laptop and iPod.

[neilc]

hmm, i should make space in the fridge for my laptop and iPod.

you beat me to that Elbert!

guys: don't be a slave to your battery. just use and charge it as needed. i have a macbook that is more than a year old and it still holds 3-4 hours. sam with my ibook before.

[maczilla]

what do you mean "deep-cycled?" thanks

[neilc]

what do you mean "deep-cycled?" thanks

I think "deep-cycled" means draining it fully before charging it.

[super_ed]

deep-cycle too.

[small01ville]

i think my iPOD Video's battery life is too short.. It can play only 1 1/2 movies max. What do you think? Does it have good batterries or not? What is the normal cycle of an iPOD battery? ThAnx!!

[suavecito]

i think my iPOD Video's battery life is too short.. It can play only 1 1/2 movies max. What do you think? Does it have good batterries or not? What is the normal cycle of an iPOD battery? ThAnx!!

That's normal. iPod's battery is crap when watching movies on it.