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Old 07-26-2017, 12:25 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
Do we know that "full" on a Voyage is actually a 100% charge? Many devices are set up to show full and stop charging before a battery is actually at capacity and to show empty before a battery is at 0.
The Kindles have a fairly sophisticated battery management system. *

So go by what it is advising you to do -
If at or near 100% - stop charging **
If at or near 000% - start charging

The electronics has already taken 'best practice' into account when it computes the picture to show you.

(*) Not nearly as sophisticated as the one in your hybrid car, where batteries cost $10,000+ each. But still, a pretty good one for a consumer device.

(**) And if your still concerned about it overcharging, dump the messages by entering:
;dm
(the semi-colon is part of the command) in the search bar of the home screen.

And look through the system messages that appear on the Kindle as a result.
There you will find the charger is cycling on and off to avoid over-charging.
The messages usually include the actual battery capacity now, not when the label was printed on the outside.

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