Re: [Apple iPod] iPod Battery and battery cycle

Thanks so much for the answer. I have the same Altec
Lansing goodie (LOVE IT) and keep my 80 gb Classic
plugged into it.

This Classic is going to have to entertain me on an
air trip from San Antonio, Tx to London Heathrow
(about 13 hours) How long does the battery take to
cycle before it needs recharging? I know it will go a
lot longer with just music, but how long if I buy
movies? I just bought an Energizer charger with 4
Lithium batteries. I figure that will be good for a
couple of recharges, right? Another advantage to the
charger is it "contains" 4 batteries. We can't carry
them loose on the planes anymore.

Euel

> That was correct for the NiCd and NiMH batteries
> used until a few
> years ago, but the lithium-ion batteries in iPods
> and MacBooks do not
> exhibit the "memory effect". They will gradually
> lose capacity over
> time, but the chief factor causing this is simply
> the number of charge-
> discharge cycles. You can expect around 1000 cycles
> from a given
> battery. Keeping your iPod's battery topped up with
> the desktop unit
> will actually prolong its life.
>
> HTH
>
> Archie
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
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>
>

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