Droidx battery care

#1

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[li][COLOR=Navy]Is it okay to plug my Droidx into a AC wall charger or a car charger [U]when battery is still 70-90% charged[/U]?[/COLOR][/li][li][COLOR=Navy]Do Droidx batteries have the “trainable” memory feature like other rechargeable batteries?[/COLOR][/li][li][COLOR=Navy]Is it best to allow Droidx batteries [U]drain down to 15% remaining [/U]before re-charging?[/COLOR][/li][li][COLOR=Navy]Does a “down-to-15%” battery level help or hinder Droidx batteries maintain their full potential?[/COLOR][/ul]I cannot be phone-less duing our wilderness trips. I don’t always have access to the truck for charging my phone, and we don’t run the generator every day which powers up the plugs inside the trailer. [/li]
I would rather charge my Droidx at every opportunity, but [U]don’t want to “train” my battery to accept shallower and shallower charges[/U].

We have network connection, no problem…but without “juice”…a network connection is useless. I’ve had two batteries since purchasing my Droidx, and recently invested in another extended battery.

I try to power down all unnecessary features when we’re off-the-grid…but I’m still frustrated when that 15% warning pops up. Bah! I admit, I’m using my Droidx more and more as time passes. :thumbsup:

#2

I can’t speak of the Droid specifically, but I think all batteries benefit from being completely depleted once in a while. When I’m not waiting for it to run out though I usually charge it when it’s down to about 10% or less except when I need to go somewhere then I’ll just top it off if I will be gone a longer time. As long as you don’t do that all the time I would think it would be okay. :shrug:

As far as training…I don’t think it trains a battery, but I think the battery becomes less effective over time. I’m not sure.