Ipod charging?

Question

I leave my Ipod hooked up to my computer when ever I'm not using it. Is that bad for it in anyway?

Answer 1

If you charge it around 500 times, you will have to get a new battery. I read up on ipods and once you start noticing that the battery doesn't last long without having to be charged, then you should definitely get a new one. That's the only problem with charging it too often. You should look at some blogs that people post about ipods, specifically yours too. Manufacturers also put up info that they don't tell you when you buy it. Good luck with it.

Answer 2

If iPods used NiCads (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, it would be an issue, because that type of battery develops a memory for the amount of power you use each time and will eventually only supply that much power. This is not an issue for two reasons. One is that NiCads have toxic chemicals in them, and those who haven't already moved away from producing them will eventually be prevented from manufacturing or importing them into the US. The second is that for compact devices or high-drain devices, Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) batteries have a much better power to weight ratio. And this is what iPods use.

However, Li-Ion batteries have their own problems. One is that from the day they roll off the assembly line, Li-Ion batteries begin to corrode internally. Once they reach a certain point, they stop being very useful, where low-drain devices will see rapidly decreasing charge levels and high-drain devices will cause them to fail outright (needless to say, Li-Ion manufacturers don't make a point of announcing this issue to the world). Another major problem is that if you drain the charge too low (really, really low) it becomes dangerous to recharge them ever again. Batteries designed for devices that pull a steady charge even when powered down (like, oh, the iPod's clock function) usually include an automatic shutoff that will permanently disable the battery once it hits the deep discharge threshold, but the devices will be programmed to automatically power down before they hit that point. However, this means you don't ever want to drain your iPod dry and then just leave it sitting around uncharged for weeks on end, as that tiny trickle discharge to keep the clock current could push it past the point of no return. Li-Ion batteries, like NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) ones have a finite number of charge cycles as well. But, topping off a partial discharge counts as a partial charge cycle. Five recharges of 20% capacity each week would count as one charge cycle per week.

Now, in the case of just keeping it topped off, there are two issues with doing it via computer. One is that a computer that's not turned on will not supply power via the charge/sync cable, but the iPod might keep itself powered up in the charging mode, thereby draining its remaining charge instead of the other way around. The other is that charging it from your USB port will cause it to resync the iPod every time you plug it in. The reason this is an issue is that constant micro-adjustments to the data that's bundled on your iPod will cause its drive to become fragmented. This is more an issue with the iPods that have actual hard-drive platens, because they have to spin to be read, and bouncing all over the place to read a single file uses a lot more power than reading a nice streamlined file. I'm not sure if there's any real difference with the Nano or Shuffle due to their flash memory not having any moving parts, but if you have anything else you'll want to periodically clean up your iPod's drive. To do this, create one playlist that has no songs. In your iPod preferences, set this as the only playlist that will be loaded. Remove all videos, podcasts, games, and any other uploadable files from the iPod. Once you've completely removed everything, then reload it one group at a time. After you are done, all of the files that you have loaded onto the iPod will be nice and orderly and will use the battery power at a normal pace.

Answer 3

yes. keeping a battery fully charged all the time will create a 'memory' in the battery. what will occur is it'll be fully charged when you unplug it and after a few short minutes of use it'll be dead. It's better to drain a battery all the way and the recharge. It'll last longer that way. BTW , leaving it dead for days on end is bad also.

Answer 4

No Not At All

Answer 5

There is no problem with that at all.