[understanding_fiction]

My sister told me that if you recharge your iPod when the battery isn't fully used up, the ipod's battery life shortens.

But then, a friend told me that if you use up all of your iPod's battery until it goes dead, or keep on charging it after the battery is full, the iPod's life shortens.


So which one is it? o_O; I always attributed my iPod's shortening life to the fact that I tend to drop it a lot, but I do all of the above(charge when not fully used up, use until battery goes dead, leave it charging after it's already full), so I thought that there might be some truth behind it.

[awdark]

Ipods use lithium polymer batteries. It is best not to cycle them (drain down) and is better to charge whenever you can.

[432521]

But the thing is you shouldnt like charge it to much because with ipods there is like an estimated amount of time you charge then your battery life gets cut. it So just be safe and do it in the middle dont let die and then charge and dont charge it if you still have more than 75 percent of your battery left

[awdark]

http://www.apple.com/batteries/

A charge cycle means using all of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could listen to your iPod for a few hours one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle. Each time you complete a charge cycle, it diminishes battery capacity slightly, but you can put notebook, iPod, and iPhone batteries through many charge cycles before they will only hold 80% of original battery capacity. As with other rechargeable batteries, you may eventually need to replace your battery.

So if you drain it down.. it will become one cycle which will slowly decrease battery capacity.

And it shouldnt matter how long you charge it... just let it charge until its done.

[chicanerist]

I also heard that if you drop your iPod in water, its battery life decreases dramatically... dunno if that's true though...

To be serious, many rechargeable electronics nowadays uses lithium ion rechargeable batteries (including your cell phones and mp3 players). There is no reason the iPod should be any different from the rest. However quality of the battery is affected. When you're cramming so much stuff in the tiny ipod nano (90% of the inside is taken up by the battery), you're guaranteed to lose out on battery quality. I personally say charge it like how you would normally charge anything other electronic. it's not your fault the battery life diminishes so quickly.

My friend's previous gen nano went from a 24+ hour battery life to less than 6 in about a couple of months. lol

[432521]

I also heard that if you drop your iPod in water, its battery life decreases dramatically... dunno if that's true though...

To be serious, many rechargeable electronics nowadays uses lithium ion rechargeable batteries (including your cell phones and mp3 players). There is no reason the iPod should be any different from the rest. However quality of the battery is affected. When you're cramming so much stuff in the tiny ipod nano (90% of the inside is taken up by the battery), you're guaranteed to lose out on battery quality. I personally say charge it like how you would normally charge anything other electronic. it's not your fault the battery life diminishes so quickly.

My friend's previous gen nano went from a 24+ hour battery life to less than 6 in about a couple of months. lol

I think if you drop your ipod in water it might be fried and then die unless you like drain the water and some how save it.

Yea the more stuff you do with it then of course the faster the battery is gonna drain.

[Reflow]

Let me explain the "BATTERY LIFE THEORY" for all things that uses storage for electricity.

The battery is like a water bottle. If you drink it till 1/4 and have 3/4 left and recharge it. It has 3/4 of the dirty water and 1/4 of new water. But when you drink again, You will only drink it till 3/4. With 1/4 of the dirty water leftover, that is why batteries' life shorten and has to be changed every few years.

The best way to keep your battery living for a really really long time is to drain it till it has 0 capacity left. (UNABLE TO EVEN SWITCH ON). This way you will recharge fully with all the new and clean electricity.(electrons) This is why suppliers always persuade people to charge their handphones or appliances a few hours before using it. Oh yeah, and do not switch on an appliance and charge it at the same time. This will worsen the battery life. Because it is like adding and removing clean water and dirty water at the same time.

My father had a Nokia phone for 5years and he has never changed his battery not even once. He follows this theory closely. (: Trust me, it works.

P.S: But with the new batteries nowadays - Lithium, I think this theory doesn't apply. It's best if recharged straight away.

[xkrndreamer]

Ipods use lithium polymer batteries. It is best not to cycle them (drain down) and is better to charge whenever you can.

yeah, i read that on cnet
you're so knowledgable

[fabrications.]

Either way, it seems as if the batteries in my mp3 player has shorten its life span. O.o

[lillixe]

so lets say your battery, after a few years , dies completely where would you replace it? i own a ipod touch so im getting pretty paranoid after reading this

[awdark]

Either way, it seems as if the batteries in my mp3 player has shorten its life span. O.o

Yes, if you have a laptop battery and say.. you want to "save it" for a few years... after a year it will loose some capacity on its own.. and after a few years it will pretty much be dead. There are some cases where people get lucky, but most of the time batteries will just wear down over time and you can't do anything about it.

Even under careful conditions... batteries will loose capacity. An example would be my laptop battery.. after about 2 years of daily use I have less than 1/2 of its original capacity. I don't like it.. but eh at least a new one is just $40 right?

Hi lumiyooni

I haven't used ipod battery......

Now i am fearing to buy a ipod battery because the charger will have an problem as you

say.....

Nah its not a ipod exclusive problem. Any MP3 player you buy that is rechargable will eventually wear down.. and barely hold a charge. The only thing you can look forward to is the fact that its very easy to find replacement batteries. It might not be a pretty process to change the battery, but there's no problem in changing it out yourself. $20 battery.. and a bit of care and you can have another few years of enjoyment.