Q. is it better for the batteries if yoiu charge right away after it's about halfway down or so, or should I wait until the battery is reallly low, then start charging it?
A. Hey JustMe: Batteries used to have "memory" and people had to be careful about when to charge their batteries. If they didn't run the battery all the way down before charging, the battery would only charge to that point. Now, batteries don't have "memory" and you may charge them any way you like. Top it up. Run it all the way down. It doesn't matter.
The old theory was, regarding nickel metal (or mercury) hydrate batteries or NMH type batteries. You can, if you like, read about it by searching "battery memory effect." With newer batteries in the past 5 years or so, there is said to be no such effect. Some will still say it's best to fully charge the battery at first and then run it down before you charge it. Read more about Kindle users and their battery concerns thru the link below. Good luck.
Can a Kindle 3's battery be overcharged?
Q. I was charging my Kindle 3 for the first time last night at 11pm. I fell asleep and wasn't awake three hours later to check if the light turned green (means fully charged). Woke up at 7am and quickly switched off the charger. Can a Kindle be overcharged and will it have any implications on my new device? I should set the alarm clock next time!
A. Your Kindle has a Lithium ion battery. It won't accept a trickle charge or over charge like a nickel battery. Yank it off the charger as soon as you can after its done. A long over charge time will cause damage to the battery but not the device. Good thing about lithium ion though is that you can throw it on the charger even when it has half of a charge left. Other types of batterys need to be ran dead and only then you can begin charging again.
Should my Kindle 2 battery drain this fast?
Q. Okay, so I got a Kindle 2 just around the time they came out (January maybe? I'm not completely sure) and I haven't really used it much as I'm trying to go through some of my paper books I've had lined up for ages.
The last time I used it was a month ago and when I was done I made sure to completely turn it off and it had a full battery. When I wanted to pick it up and read today, it said the battery was completely dead and needed a charge.
I haven't used it, why is the battery drained? Should I be concerned?
A. Did you turn off the wireless? That eats up the battery too.
Also, when you slide the power back, you are simply putting your Kindle to sleep. It is not completely off. It is still using battery power. So over time, the battery will drain even if you don't use the device.
I have a Kindle and it does the same thing, especially since I keep the wireless on at all times. It happens to all of us. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
When you are ready to read again, just pick it up, re-charge it, and you are all set.
Hope this helps
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