Many have stated the importance of fully draining the battery. Can someone explain how this is easily done? I don't want to run out midday. Thank you.
520238
Theres an app that does that. Just do it 3 hours before bed. Let it die. Plug it in turn it on charge over night then use regularly repeat 6 or 7 times a little bit of a hassle i know. But its worth it.
520239
With the original battery you do run out. With a largerbattery you can go most all day without a recharge. The battery will last longer if you drain it before plugging it in again. If that isnt convenient then i have a spare battery charged with me every day just in case. They are fairly inexpensive online and come with a charger.
520240
After fully charging the battery, let it run down until the battery life shows red then put it to fully charge again.
600540
I did not engineer this product but usually all modern recharging systems will automatically shut down when the battery is fully charged. Should you unplug the power from the product, and not use the appliance for some time, the battery will slowly bleed off power. I personally leave them plugged in and periodically let them discharge in order to cycle the battery.
2187100
Not enough to drain it overnight. The solution is to push the switch on the dome lights till it kills power to the light, kinda negating the whole auto on thing all together. You can always push the switch to the on position when you need it.
470166
I leave mine plugged in all the time until needed, then plug it in again. Doesn't seem to effect battery life as I've been doing this for over a year and I still get up to 6 hours of light.
247970
No, the way I understand it... it won't cook the battery or drain it during the night. I've left one on for several months at a time.
208712
it shouldn't drain the battery, only draw a few milliamps to keep the light lit. if you have a weak or old battery you may want to unplug it to be safe. I leave mine plugged in all the time & have had no issues.
1722635
All day, but after reading the manual it said don't let it die or get to low, for the memory of the battery to stay change longer. So I don't let get get any lower then 80 or 70 percent, and then I recharge, and once it change take it right off the changer, don't let it sot over night. I change pretty fast, so it doesn't need to change all night. If you talk for a long time and watch movie all day, etc, from morning to late afternoon, early evening, you be at about 40%. If you keep WiFi, GPS off, and dim light on screen, when not in use, safe battery power. Hope this help you. I love the phone. Everyone is different, I guess it's all in how you use it. All day, but after reading the manual it said don't let it die or get to low, for the memory of the battery to stay change longer. So I don't let get get any lower then 80 or 70 percent, and then I recharge, and once it change take it right off the changer, don't let it sot over night. I change pretty fast, so it doesn't need to change all night. If you talk for a long time and watch movie all day, etc, from morning to late afternoon, early evening, you be at about 40%. If you keep WiFi, GPS off, and dim light on screen, when not in use, safe battery power. Hope this help you. I love the... » Read More All day, but after reading the manual it said don't let it die or get to low, for the memory of the battery to stay change longer. So I don't let get get any lower then 80 or 70 percent, and then I recharge, and once it change take it right off the changer, don't let it sot over night. I change pretty fast, so it doesn't need to change all night. If you talk for a long time and watch movie all day, etc, from morning to late afternoon, early evening, you be at about 40%. If you keep WiFi, GPS off, and dim light on screen, when not in use, safe battery power. Hope this help you. I love the phone. Everyone is different, I guess it's all in how you use it. « Show Less
92965
I'm not really understanding the question. Do you mean you have to keep turning it off and on throughout the day? What do you mean 'what happens on the full day'. Please advise so we can more appropriately respond
1634507
As long as a device is not actively pulling electricity through the port, then there should be no strain on your battery. Your lights drain your battery because the device is engaged and actively pulling a charge through its circuits. The only issue I have had with leaving the device on is that even when my car is in the garage, my phone still passes the calls through it. Makes for an awkward first 15 seconds of a conversation....
68182
After you do the initial breakin procedure, you're technically supposed to use it until it's fully drained then charge it. I like to get my cake and eat it too, so my opinion is that it sucks to do that, so I charge it whenever I want to so that I can guarantee I have a full battery to start with when I need it. I've been doing that for the last 2 years and the battery life is probably still about 80-90% of what it was when I first got it. I think it's well worth it. It's cheap, so when I feel like it's no longer able to hold a capacity that I'm happy with, scrape it and buy a new one.
1535814
you cant shut it off, but all the times I have used mine, the battery depletes fairly evenly, never had one or more cells totally deplete while the others had a decent charge. I have only used it on 3 cell and 4 cell batteries. works great. are you using a balance charger for your batteries? that's all I can think of why your battery depletes so unusual. if not, get one that will also discharge your batteries properly for long term storage. you cant store them fully charged or drained.
1852427
Taking it out is important to me because I would like to have an extra battery charged for when the first one runs out. I don't believe I can get the whole yard done in the time one battery will last, but I don't want to wait until 10 hours later to finish. I want two batteries to charge.
1198117
Thanks for the reply. I won't worry about leaving mine plugged in when I'm out during the day. It takes very little time to charge so I've always hesitated to plug it in and then leave the house. Like you, I don't have to shave 24/7.Thanks again.
1578093
Basically I got very sparse directionsMyself. These type batteries should not be charged over 8 hours. Will possibly overheat. Recharge when they go dim. I never need to use full power as housing gets very hot. Do not leave light connected to battery as small led in switch will run down battery. Hope this helped. Lee R
503416
You *can* keep it plugged in, but it's not good for the battery. It's better to charge it, then let it run on battery. It warns you about 9 days before the battery goes (when you go to take your temp in the morning, you get a "BA09"... the next day "BA08" etc. But it still functions on those days. I think I charge mine overnight about once a month? So, you COULD leave it plugged in, and it would still function, but my understanding is that you'll reduce the longevity of the machine. (When you need to rely on the battery, the battery life might be compromised.)
682101
One more little helpful hint though...don't leave it ON or it WILL go dead a lot quicker! Found that I had done that last night when I had a dead battery and was like, no big deal...I have my handy jumper...which I then found I had left on and was dead! My bad! :P
714690
I'm agreeing with the prior answer. No reason it can't run all night with enough battery power! I usually run mine for just a time then shut off manually though, but that's just my preference. Use the auto shut off occasionally too!