will constant charging damage the batteries i used my ihome speakers at work and had them plugged in constantly then one day (about year after) the in
1137054
No, I keep mine plugged in whenever I'm not using it and it still plays for 7 hours or more on battery.
1137055
Mine has been fine. Had it a year and a half almost always plugged in and still lasts several hours whenever I unplug it. Ran it about 5 hours unplugged the other day and it was still going strong before I had to turn it off for the evening.
255433
I received a 4th Generation for Christmas and have no trouble with batterylife. I often listen to audiobooks as well as listening at work. I don't have a charging station at work and can usually go at least 2 full working days (8 hour days) without charging.
1467131
I wouldnt leave it charged all the time. Could effect the life of the rechargeable battery.
786936
No, the batteries will not be charged when the AC is plugged in. However, I have noticed that the radio will run a long time, many hours on the batteries alone with no degradation in performance. Not sure how many hours since I have yet to exhaust the batteries.
51069
We leave our batteries on the chargers all the time they are not is use. So far, there have been no significant detrimental effects.
1356787
I just keep the speaker plugged in and keep it right by my head on my night stand. and you never need to bother with the battery and moving it to charge it every day. Love the speaker, hope it last a long time. It was rather expensive.
1179633
I do this a lot! I have never checked the time a charge last but the speaker holds a good charge. I have never run out of charge time. I use my mine all the time around the house and have one for my car.
1381611
I take them off once charged. Probably not good to have a constant charge going in.
1999599
Yes, I try to keep mine plugged in as much as possible. You do have to make sure it is in the off position (Radio Off)for the charge to hold. Mine has held a charge with just the batteries for 6 days and about 25 - 30 (volume dependent) hours of use - before failure. Better than most radios for reception - -when you see the antenna you will understand. Use it for yard work with an fm transmitter and take it deep in the woods for the local stations 70+ miles away. Durable, not the greatest fidelity, but adequate...small size makes it easy to pack anywhere...use it nearly every day!
652697
I have used the speaker while charging and didn't have any problem with it.
1153206
you can charge them as much as you want they don't acquire a 'memory' but as soon as the fully charged light comes on remove from charger they can be damaged by being left on charge they don't seem to discharge just lying around the mah hours on these batteries are greatly overstated
3231
thanks for the reply. I read somewhere that some chargers may break the ipod's batteries, so I wanted to be sure.
1297578
Leon, I've had mine go for 3 full days with intermittent use maybe 3 to 4 hours a day, before I've become afraid they are going to be dead and charged them.
1227799
yea it will be fine to leave it plugged in and the batteries in. they are lithium ion type batteries the same kind in laptops and cell phones. so they will charge up then the charger will just keep them charged till your ready to use them, i dont know about long term though like over a week or two probably wouldnt be great for them.
588705
Good question..... I charge mine about once a month and have never had the battery go flat. I probably use it for 3 hours per week to listen William Lane Craig and Intelligent Design The Future podcasts. Podcasts that are voice based may require less energy than hi fidelity music. I guess that is not very helpful in light of your question..... If I was to guess, I would say that there will probably be a warning sound when the battery is down to 10%...... Greetings from New Zealand.
1944687
I've left them in for a reasonable period of time (life of batteries) with no ill effect, though it could possible shorten the battery life. I have no evidence, just a hunch.
1983802
I always kept mine fully charge and in my purse for backup. The batteries will be fine, I used mine for a year like this until I got a new phone. The batteries are still in great condition. The true worry comes from leaving them on the charger to long it cause the battery to get hot and expand which makes them go bad much faster.