Do you constantly charge your iPod?
What are your charging habits?
[181 byte] By [slystad810] at [2007-11-9 13:26:31] 
I usually leave it docked to my powered firewire port whenever I'm at home. I always eject it so the HD isn't working all the time.
What are your charging habits?
# 1 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I just leave it mounted. I find that if the pod is not accessed for a certain period, it will power down the drive. The display still shows the "Do not disconnect", but the drive isn't spinning. I am on WinXP by the way.I would guess that it does this because I don't have my anti-virus program scanning drives, or any other disk maintenance that will run in the background on removable media.
Any others?
sirgolf82 at 2007-11-15 18:11:26 >
# 2 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I keep it charging, but leave t unmounted to save the HDD spinning up , its unnecessary wear on the drive. and as its in the dock a lot i expect after a while it would make a difference.M@rK at 2007-11-15 18:12:26 >
# 3 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I charge it through my PC, and eject the HDD as well.I wish that it wouldn't auto-mount. It's kinda a pain to manually eject. Oh well... it's only two mouse clicks I suppose ;-)
BTW... 100 Posts!
azdude at 2007-11-15 18:13:25 >
# 4 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
is there any danger of constantly charging it all the time? does it prematurely wear down the battery life?Debaser at 2007-11-15 18:14:30 >
# 5 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
Originally posted by Debaser is there any danger of constantly charging it all the time? does it prematurely wear down the battery life?
Good question. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. Only that to my understanding, topping off the battery all the time shouldn't do it harm. I can't back this up in any meaningful way.. except that is what I have heard from others over the years with lithium batteries. It is full charge cycles that make a difference (having charging it after the battery has exhausted (drained) itself).
My PDA uses a lithium rechargeable battery... been using it for hmm.. five years (I know it's time for me to get a newer one)... but so far I haven't noticed any real shortening of the battery life. Granted, I don't top off the battery as much as I do with the iPod, but I don't use it as much as I use the iPod.
TrappedOnEarth at 2007-11-15 18:15:28 >
# 6 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I heard that Li-MH don't have memory problems, so generally it shouldn't make a difference.Cpt. Power at 2007-11-15 18:16:27 >
# 7 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I only charge when it needs it but I don't wait until its critical. While I'm paranoid about shortening the battery life, I don't like having a dead iPod!MikeM at 2007-11-15 18:17:31 >
# 8 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I charge only when needed.mookiemeister at 2007-11-15 18:18:34 >
# 9 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
Can anybody...maybe from the battery makers or Apple tell us what is best for the battery life?Webbie888 at 2007-11-15 18:19:31 >
# 10 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
It is my understanding that the battery is a Sony and is good for 500 cycles; a full cycle being a discharge. So by always topping off your iPod and never letting it go dead, you should have years of enjoyment......or at least until The Next Big Thing ;)
kojak at 2007-11-15 18:20:32 >
# 11 Re: Do you constantly charge your iPod?
I usually use mine a few hours a day, then charge it till it is full.sailgreg at 2007-11-15 18:21:30 >
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