What level should I keep the battery at?.. And that 1GB image file..

[Chad Leigh -- ObjectWerks Inc]

On May 7, 2007, at 9:00 PM, steve harley wrote:

> they whom i call Jim Witte wrote:
>> is there a general level should I keep the battery at most of the  
>> time - ie, that I shouldn't charge it *above*?
>
> just plug it in; i'm usually pretty fussy, but in this case i think  
> its simpler to just trust Apple's firmware to do more or less the  
> right thing; notice that the power circuitry automatically stops  
> charging for a while when it reaches full charge (the light on the  
> connector goes out); this is an optimization for better battery  
> life; worst case you could be more productive and have cash on hand  
> for a new battery in a year or two

What I have heard is not that Li-Ion don't liked to be charged above  
a certain level, but rather, that they don't like full discharge.   
Ie, better to let it run to 40% and then plug it in than to let it  
run out.

Same goes for your cell phone -- plug it in every night whether it  
needs it or not.

However, in reading wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
Lithium_ion_battery) it seems there is some tuth to what we both have  
heard.

Chad