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ururk · 12-13-2019, 01:48 AM

I stopped using my Kobo for the summer as I was spending all of my waking time on a project. My battery had discharged, so I charged it, though it seemed to take a long time to charge. After charging I updated the firmware (9/30/19 firmware). I read three books on that charge, about 800 pages total. 3/4 of that time was with 10% backlight. It discharged to 50%, which seemed reasonable.

Well, a week later I pick it up and it's at 7% battery life.

I'm a bit concerned I killed the battery by not keeping it charged above a threshold. I know LiPo batteries are best kept around 75% in storage, and going too low can damage them. I just, well things got busy.

Any thoughts?

12-13-2019, 01:48 AM	#1
ururk Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kobo Forma	Kobo Forma Poor battery life I stopped using my Kobo for the summer as I was spending all of my waking time on a project. My battery had discharged, so I charged it, though it seemed to take a long time to charge. After charging I updated the firmware (9/30/19 firmware). I read three books on that charge, about 800 pages total. 3/4 of that time was with 10% backlight. It discharged to 50%, which seemed reasonable. Well, a week later I pick it up and it's at 7% battery life. I'm a bit concerned I killed the battery by not keeping it charged above a threshold. I know LiPo batteries are best kept around 75% in storage, and going too low can damage them. I just, well things got busy. Any thoughts?