I should have been more careful with how I phrased things I guess. This is basically what I was after:
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Originally Posted by tompe
But see the question instead as: Is it better to trickle charge or better to use a proper charger that charge fast?
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By "better" think "making the battery last longer before requiring charging again". Never mind cycle count and whatnot, I'm only thinking of whether a single charge can be made to last longer by trickle charging rather than blast charging.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's the device which "decides" how much current to draw; the amperage rating of the charger merely designates how much current it's capable of supplying. I would imagine that the vast majority of devices would require more than 0.2A; a standard USB port can supply up to 500mA @5V.
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While that's true as such, it certainly takes a lot less time to charge from a 1A USB wall charger than from a USB port on my PC. Hence it (the PRS-950) must be able to utilise more than 0.5A if more is available.