How long can the Incredicharge I-11000 External Battery Pack hold its charge, when left fully charged? Can it hold it's charge for 6 months?
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As other respondents have noted, Without getting too technical rechargeable batteries have a unspecified amount of parasitic loss depending on battery chemistry type and overall capacity.In this case the extremely large capacity of this battery will allow it store a sizable amount of energy even after a period as long as 6 months. Keep in mind that batteries like a room temperature 74 degrees Fahrenheit plus or minus a few degrees . So try and keep them in a nice cool area with plenty of fresh moving air and a very low humidity
1885708
I received my battery last March (2012) and fully charged it up to use mainly for an emergency or when I travel. I had really forgotten about it until you asked this question. I just took it out of the drawer and found that it is still charged up to 99%. This surprised me as it has been just sitting there for 11 months now.
1885709
I charged mine before I put it away last july now in feb I pulled it out and it still had 76% on display.
1885710
My Incredicharge broke after a few uses, and I tried to contact the company to get a replacement on the 1 year warranty but they would never return my mesages.
1885711
Mine ramains charged until I use it. That's when I recharged. Ican charge my Raxr Maxx and ipad 2xs before re charging. I f left charged it doesn't discharge by itself.
1885712
I haven't used mine since last June and it is still fully charged. I don't know how long it will hold the charge, but going great so far! Hope this helps.
1885713
Mine I've charged twice since about 8 months ago and its always pretty full. I only use in emergency as well but i can always guarantee it will at least be at the % i left it at last. Its probably loses battery about as much as your normal energizer battery not in use.
1885714
Mine has worked perfectly for 6 years. It still holds it's charge at 99% indefinitely. I can't believe how well it works. My only complaint is that it is rather heavy.
949881
great question, it holds a charge for a long time - it's never run out on me
1200459
FYI to anyone wanting to extend the life of this unit. Reading the manual, it states you should leave this pack sit with about a HALF charge and use it at least once a month. Once/week is better. Inside are two 2600mAh Samsung Li-Ion cells. Li-Ion batteries HATE being charged and being placed somewhere to sit or else they commit suicide!Mine is over a year old and still working fine. When not in use, I usually charge my iPhone from about 30% to 100%, then recharge the battery pack so it's somewhere around 50-75% charged. I try to do this once each month since I don't use it a lot.
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There are two ways to recharge the ADD external battery pack. You could recharge the primary pack and the supplementary pack separately , When recharging the supplementary pack alone, the red light will indicate charging and the blue light indicates when it's full. The light is located to the left of the micro USB input. When charging the primary pack alone, the orange blinking lights indicate charging and when all four lights are solid, it means it is fully charged. It will take about 5 hours to be fully charged . The other way ,you could recharge the primary pack and the supplementary pack attached, the ADD will show the orange lights first as it is charging the primary pack first. It will take about 10 hours to be fully charged .
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Purchased mine in 2011 and it's still going strong. We'll over 3.5 hours with nothing running and over 2.5 hours with active aplications. I learned with IBM & Lenovo laptops you can't keep charging their batteries. When they are fully charged unplug and when low recharge and so on.
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Mine has been in my work backpack now for several weeks and still has enough charge to power up my iphone and ipad. Best I can do I haven't managed to kill it yet. I do periodically when I think about it, and that isn't very often, plug it in, and that is just for ten or fifteen minutes lets say maybe once or twice a week. Hope this helps.
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I would guess several hours, I didn't keep it in constantly after a charge, but using it 20-50 minutes at a time a few times a week, it lasted over a month for me.
1148265
I am not sure on that..I have never had any problems with mine. I have had one besides this one for about7-8 years and it still holds a long charge.
1895638
it depends on the amount of usage. i use mine quite often and it has lasted for about 14 months (single cell). i use it outdoors so i would leave it directly in the sun as much as i can, that way it maintains a charge, otherwise i charge it via a 12v adapter once or twice a week.
1309068
I've had mine for about 3 months and still holds its charge. At 100%, lasts 3 1/2 hours and that's when i have my laptop fan and gaming mouse plugged in.
558284
I've had mine for quite a while. I love it and have had no problems. Keeps a charge for hours! Maybe you got a bad one.
1031992
The unit gets charged when attached to a computer. I assume that the internal battery will permanently fail someday, but mine has been through many recharge cycles while plugged into my computer and it still functions. I guess when mine stops working, away from a computer USB port, I will toss it and buy another.
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Well I play usually 6 or 8 hours, then simply redock it in the charger. I've not left it undocked to know how long it lasts. I'm sorry!
1183609
Icleft mine charge overnight and it holds its charge forever. Had it for almost year and only needed to charge it twice
1344516
1) no. 2) I have used a battery pack and it charges the camera's battery just fine 1-4 hours and during this downtime you cannot use the camera till it is finished charging. After my purchase I contacted the company and asked several questions also made a few recommendations as a customer that could make the camera more user friendly etc. No response! I am currently researching for another camera that will fit my needs and use this one as a backup or spare.
641410
I haven't had it run out yet. I charge it when I charge my iPad and it always lasts longer than the iPad.
1285561
I've had it last as long as 1-1/2 hours on a continuous run. Pretty fast charge via mini USB, too.