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Originally Posted by gtriever
Actually, it does. At levels at or below 2.5VDC, the batteries can "die" and cannot be safely recharged. Most devices with Li-Poly batteries will have a protection circuit built in to prevent discharging at levels less than 2.7 - 3.0VDC. I'm assuming the Kindle has that circuit as well, so you're partially correct.
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2.7V under load (which the Kindle can't produce) was the norm four years ago, personally I wouldn't go below 3.0V. Below 2.7V under load will permanently damage your battery. 3.85V for long time storage.
Lithium Polymer batteries aren't affected by being loaded in a partially loaded state, but they do have a limited number of charging cycles before they start to degrade. If Amazon have done their homework it should warn around 3.1-3.2V.
Giving it a normal life cycle of ~500 ±150 charges it should last a while
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