the manual says charge it for 8 hours or more on the first charge,
I did that
I'm charging it for 8 hours the second and third charge
but i noticed that it only takes about two hours to get to 74%
So do i need to keep charging it for 8 hours every time??????
or can i just charge till it says it's full?????
I just got mine and have it on the charger. I will probably leave it on the full 8 hours since I have other things to do today. After that I plan on handling it just like all my other computers and phones and charge it each night after I finish up using it for the day.
If it takes more than 3hrs per charge using the Asus charger to go from 1-100, after doing the initial charge, there's something wrong. It's best not to charge it up fully every time though if you want to prolong the battery life, as it's a lithium ion battery. 2+1/2hrs is good i'd say.
i'll just charge it till it says it 100 %
since the TF will boot it self up to charge, it probably is never fully charged anyway.
I plug it in overnight, same as with my phone. The thing is smart enough not to overcharge.
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I just got my Asus Transformer, I charged it full out of the box for 8 hours as initial charge. Should i drain it to 0 % and charge it for second time? or Just wait until 10 %?
Doesn't matter. I usually charge it when it gets to 10%.
For the first times I waited till 10% or something to fully recharge.
But after a lot of reading about the matter, I have found lots of opinions, so I think it doesn't make a big difference.
Regards.
Alright. Thanks man. Will just charge when 10%
From asus manual:
"Remember to fully charge the battery (8 hours or more) before first use and whenever it is depleted to prolong battery life. The battery reaches its maximum capacity after a few full charging and discharging cycles."
After awhile, Lithium-Ion Batteries don't really care how you charge them, or what their capacity is. Charging a battery at say 50% vs 10% won't really add that much more juice. I wouldn't really concern yourself OP..
Guys, the first 8hour charging means that I must charge separatly 8hours tablet and next 8hours dock? Because I put dock and tablet together and charge it 8hours. Was it wrong? Then I was using it connected tablet+dock together until it was showned warning that battery dropped under 5% and orange LED on the side of dock was blicking. Then I charged it again together and after 5hour of charging, LED is green and tablet shows 100%. Is it OK? Did I do something wrong?
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One question to you guys: During the first 8 hour charge, were you able to turn on the tablet? Because mine is sitting since 2 hours now and it won't turn on.
I have managed to turn it on.It required to keep the On button for about 10 seconds.
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Guys, the first 8hour charging means that I must charge separatly 8hours tablet and next 8hours dock? Because I put dock and tablet together and charge it 8hours. Was it wrong? Then I was using it connected tablet+dock together until it was showned warning that battery dropped under 5% and orange LED on the side of dock was blicking. Then I charged it again together and after 5hour of charging, LED is green and tablet shows 100%. Is it OK? Did I do something wrong?
Thanks
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You're fine. The goal is to get the batteries fully charged rather than, say, up to 50% and then stop.
Last I read, LiPo batteries do not need deep cycling to maximize battery life or restore lost capacity due to battery "memory." Some recommend an initial full charge followed by full depletion, but go on to note that is largely to calibrate battery usage stats. I keep most of my LiPo devices plugged in when I'm not using them, because those batteries require "smart" chargers that stop charging when the batteries are full.
If someone has good info to the contrary, I'd love to hear it. But, with well-made devices and chargers, there is no need to follow any sort of careful battery charging regimen. Use it when you need it, and charge it when it needs a charge.
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One question to you guys: During the first 8 hour charge, were you able to turn on the tablet? Because mine is sitting since 2 hours now and it won't turn on.
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Mine was partially charged and turned on out of the box. Perhaps you have a power button with a loose connection? As long as it's working now, I would not worry about it.
finally today I recive my TR from US,& question is
are all of you guys ,charged 8 hours your TF
coz my is after 3 hours of charging TF is full 100%
& stay like that almost 2 hours more...
should I wait more 2 hours(for calibration reason)
or I can use it now
In the manual, it says charge for 8 hours before first use. I doubt that using before 8 hours is up will damage anything, but why risk it? I'd leave it on the charger.
10ks m8
Thanks for reply. My TF last 15hours of work after second charging. I think everything is OK with battery.
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In the manual, it says charge for 8 hours before first use. I doubt that using before 8 hours is up will damage anything, but why risk it? I'd leave it on the charger.
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8hrs??? Are you sure that the asus manual? Sound like its the Samsung 10.1 manual... That how.long it takes to fully charge the 10.1
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8hrs??? Are you sure that the asus manual? Sound like its the Samsung 10.1 manual... That how.long it takes to fully charge the 10.1
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Right in the little pamphlet (that counts as a manual ) under the TF in the box. I'm sure, because it's one of the few times I've read a manual in the last decade.
I´m charging my new TF for the first time and it´s reached 100% after 3 hours. Is it ok to start using it now or must i wait 5 more hours for the 8 that´s stated in the asus-booklet?
You could use it while its charging. First charge is really important. Dont stop the charge
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You could use it while its charging. First charge is really important. Dont stop the charge
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^^ Be patient and let it charge.
Is the first charge on the Nexus 5 still as important as a few years ago? Or is the N5's Li-Ion battery not as sensitive as Li-Po batteries?
I always used to plug in a new before booting them up, charge the battery completely and then unplug it. When the charge went down to about 5%, I plugged it back in. I always did that two or three times and then - while still trying to do it like that all the time - allowed myself to charge the device for a few minutes only when it was necessary instead of plugging it in and leaving it at home.
Well, on the N5, I didn't manage that - I actually forgot to monitor the battery level yesterday evening before going to bed. This morning, I noticed that the battery had reached 1% during the night and the N5 shut itself down.
Of course, I did now plug it back in, but I wonder if I could have damaged the battery by letting it run down to 1% on the first charging cycle? Or doesn't this matter at all and it will still reach its full capacity after a few charging cycles?
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Is the first charge on the Nexus 5 still as important as a few years ago? Or is the N5's Li-Ion battery not as sensitive as Li-Po batteries?
I always used to plug in a new before booting them up, charge the battery completely and then unplug it. When the charge went down to about 5%, I plugged it back in. I always did that two or three times and then - while still trying to do it like that all the time - allowed myself to charge the device for a few minutes only when it was necessary instead of plugging it in and leaving it at home.
Well, on the N5, I didn't manage that - I actually forgot to monitor the battery level yesterday evening before going to bed. This morning, I noticed that the battery had reached 1% during the night and the N5 shut itself down.
Of course, I did now plug it back in, but I wonder if I could have damaged the battery by letting it run down to 1% on the first charging cycle? Or doesn't this matter at all and it will still reach its full capacity after a few charging cycles?
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I wouldn't worry about it, running a battery to empty is indeed bad but they don't allow you to run it to empty. It is programmed to show 1% and shut down before the battery itself is at 1% to prevent you from damaging it.
Use your phone, when charge is about 20% connect your charger and do not disconect until reaches the 100%.
This is what i have done with mine.
I have reached 2 days standby with about 3 hrs of screen on time.
I almost always charge my pphone over night and that means it is charging about 8 hours. This means that I don't really have any use of dash charging during the night. I already have a 1A charger by my beside so it would charge the battery pretty slowly, couple of hours.
What is best to keep the battery in a good condition? Dash charging it for 8 hours every night or just charging it very slowly with a third party charger?
It would be very good for your battery just to charge it till about 90-95% and never let it to completely drain. You can charge your battery till 100% after some time (after two or three weeks). Overcharging it at night doesn't do any good, even with 1A charger. Google it
for the last 5 years i have done the folowing: Charge to 100% over night..
did i see any drastic change in battery? no...
todays phone batteries are wayyyyy better than before.
after 2 years i still had better batterylife than most with my s7-edge
same with my sony z3
so i just stopped caring about how to charge. Use and charge when needed.
On the OP6 however i charge when i come from work to play with my daughter and eat (usually from 60% to 95%) and for the weekends i charge when/if needed..
i feel like people are just overthinking everything theese days. if you need to replace battery in a year it will only cost you 30euro (35 today) with shipping and all.. so.
I do, but it probably doesn't make any difference. The Dash Charger slow charges after 60% anyway to prevent real battery damage over time. Degradation is inevitable, but charging overnight won't likely make it worse or better. I've always done so.
Thank you!
I'm mainly asking because I need a 2m long cable and it will lead to slower charging.
This is not a complaint or a problem requiring fixing, but some curiosity. Does anyone else's phone lie about how long till full? Last night it said 10 minutes till full at 96%. I looked away for maybe 2 minutes and it was 100% charged. I thought maybe the battery could need to be drained and recalibrated but no, it drained normally. Took like 5-10 minutes of facebook scrolling to go down maybe 1%. Used it down to 35% today at work listening to spotify and playing games on my breaks. This was probably 96%-35% over almost 10 hours, so I don't think I have a battery problem, it just does not display eta of the charge correctly?
The reasoning behind all this is I'm trying to practice good Li-Ion health and not charge it fully. I usually get it to around 95% and unplug it. I don't charge it all night, and give it a boost on the way into work in the car. Im using the PD 2.0 fast charger it came with at home, but a older Samsung fast charger in the car from the S8 era.
Trust the shown percentage and not the time remaining ?
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Do you use the 85% charge limit?
i personally think that 85% is BS i have had god knows how many phone all charged to 100% every single night and ZERO! issue. and limiting this phone specially to 85 is a big cut in the hours you will get.
Not a chance. I'd hate this phone if it only charged to 85%.
I Use it all the time. 85% is enough Juice for one workday and i simple want the battery to last as long as possible. I have had bad experience with batteries dying after ~3 years.
The 85% Rule is no BS. You also have to keep an eye on minimal SOC and never go under 10% to avoid unnecessary battery degradation. With that your battery will perform according to the specs (~700 cycles until 80% SOH, modern smartphone batteries). Otherwise it will suffer and that reduces cycle life. This is simply the state of current lithium battery tech.
From my pov, a full day usage requires 100% of charge because some of them cannot charge the phone while they are outside the whole day.
I have wireless chargers almost everywhere, so when my phone is not being used it's normally sitting on a charger. That means that it very rarely uses much charge, so charging to 85% is fine by me. If I knew that I was going to be away from a charger for a protracted period, then I'd probably charge to 100% beforehand.
I can't get too excited about battery management. If I need to buy a new battery for my phone at some point in the future (it has never happened yet...) then that's what I'll do.
i use 85% because i have quick carger in my car and it charge all the time.
at home I have wireless charger and when i need i put it.
I tried it for a few weeks and instead of having 80% leaving work I was at 50%, not really worth it since I'll probably have a new phone in six months. It was too much of a headache stressing about battery life without the phone fully charging.
No, I charged to 100%.