06/03/2008
Tips to care for your battery!
For many users, recharging their cell phone batteries consists of the daily routine of plugging in the charger, and then leaving it on for a couple of hours to juice up. However, depending on your battery type, overcharging or undercharging it could result in a shorter life.
You should also understand that due to the chemical processes involved, batteries deteriorate over time. After a certain number of cycles, the battery's maximum charge capacity drops to below 80 percent of its original capacity.
Battery type Number of charging cycles
Nickel cadmium (NiCd) 1,500
Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) 300-500
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) 500-1,000
Lithium-polymer (Li-Po) 300-500
Therefore, heavy users who recharge frequently may have to purchase new iPod batteries after a short time compared to light users. However, not every battery will reach this number of cycles before starting to lose charge. For a battery to reach its natural life, proper maintenance is necessary. Batteries may look tough, but they can be inadvertently damaged.
There are several things you can do to maximize the useful life of your battery.
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Take care of your cell phone batteries to maximize your phone life!
Cell phone and Apple Ipod are considered to be the best invention of recent times. With the cell phone, one can communicate and stay in touch with anyone, anywhere, at anytime. The latest cell phone(and my lovely iPhone) models also facilitate internet browsing through WAP, video and photo cameras, MP3 players and radio. Some even permit word processing and other features of a PC. All these functions use a lot of power, and are possible because of the great cell phone batteries used in the cell phones. Along with call quality, a cell phone's battery life is one of the most important considerations when choosing a cell phone or smart phone,past and present. It's never fun to watch your cell phone die while you're in the middle of an important call. And it's no fun either to have little power when you're nowhere near a cell phone battery charger . While manufacturers make lots of promises about a phone's battery life, the rated times don't always hold true to real-world use. That's why we focus on the talk-time battery life.
Cell phone batteries(also iPod batteries) are usually made of Lithium Ion (LiOn) which is a lightweight and rechargeable cell phone batteries that have no effects on the memory of the cell phone. When you first use the cell phone, it is necessary that the first charge is for eight continuous hours. It is important that you charge the battery for so long on its first charge else the battery expires before its intended life span.
Different models of cell phones use different batteries with different capacities. Some phones offer vibrator alarm features where it is the battery that vibrates. Then there are cell phones that offer long talk time which need a stronger cell phone battery. This is why it is not advisable to swap batteries between cell phones. All that happens is damage to the unit.
Whichever cell phone and cell phone battery you have, it is important that you don't expose both the cell phone and its battery to extreme moisture and heat. Though it is important that you periodically charge the battery, it is important that you don't overcharge it as the resultant heat can explode the unit. It is better that you avoid dropping the cell phone batteries while draining the batteries occasionally and then charging them fully lengthens the life of the cell phone. If the cell phone is not used for more than two months, then the battery has to be recharged completely before using.
And remember that cell phone chargers aren't "one size fits all." Whether it's a car phone charger or a home phone charger, you need to make sure the model you get is compatible with your phone before you buy. Right charger to match the right cell phone! And in my memory, I've only met the universal iPod chargers only! So simply carry an extra handy and light travel charger and you can charge your cell phones and iPod fully anytime, anywhere so that you can enjoy maximum play time.
And if you want to Maximize the Cell Phone Battery Performance, you can read my another post "How Can I Maximize Cell Phone Battery and ipod battery Performance?"

