eorange
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Is it ok to leave the G4 in the base 24x7x365, whether the G4 is on or off? Hopefully assuming the base knows how to not overcharge the battery.
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Just got my G4 charging base...
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If you plan on leaving it in the charger all the time, i would recommend that after the first year, check the battery for swelling every 3 months. I have a few at my office that never leave the charger and after 2 years boss said get battery replacements for all G4 units and the ones in the charger had swelling. Its kinda normal for that to happen over time anyway but you dont want it to get to extreme.
eorange
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Do you think the charger contributed to this, or was it just the age of the batteries? Probably hard to know. I ditched my original LiPO battery in favor of a Li-ion, and now on my 2nd Li-ion just because the 1st one seemed to not hold a charge like it used to. None ever swelled.
Age of battery. I also had 1 swell in 1 of the 3 that i either carry with me (carry 1 and maybe 2 with a 3rd in laptop bag). LOL no i dont carry all 3 at the same time. But one of those also had a swollen battery. One of the ones on a amplified charger also swollen but that unit was in a shop with no air conditioning. I know heat is very bad for Li Ion batteries.
I will also say that many years ago i had 6 Verizon droid phones running BoInc and they were always plugged in. After 1 year all 6 had severely swollen batteries. Those units also ran a bit warm which contributed to the swollen batteries.
I will also say that many years ago i had 6 Verizon droid phones running BoInc and they were always plugged in. After 1 year all 6 had severely swollen batteries. Those units also ran a bit warm which contributed to the swollen batteries.
eorange
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Got it, thanks!
Only had issues with the polymer batteries swelling, not then ion variation.
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