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Originally Posted by arooni
should I try to keep my Kindle charged up or wait till it completely discharges to charge it again in terms of optimizing the battery life
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Batteryuniversity.com, at the link below, says it's best not to fully discharge lithium ion batteries, which the Kindles have. It doesn't make a lot of difference but they're longevity is somewhat improved if you keep them around 60%, if I recall. It's been a while since I read it so I'm not sure of the exact number now.
In the days of NiCad batteries experts advised that batteries be discharged all the way a good percentage of the time to keep them from developing a "memory" effect. That isn't a concern with lithium based batteries.
Battery University has been around for decades and has earned a good reputation and they're worth reading. Some of their writing gets very technical but if you read past the parts you don't understand you end up with information you can use.
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/...ased_batteries
Barry