Thread: Kobo Sage charging experience
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Old 11-08-2021, 07:39 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx View Post
I can't recall if I've read somewhere in the Kobo forum discussion re Kobo changing it's charging protocol to 85% capacity as the healthiest (?) battery option

Or at least slowing down the charge at that point.
That's an argued about principal for any LiIon battery. The longer a LiIon battery spends at the extremes of the charge levels, the worse it is for the battery and the overall life will be less. For the longest lasting battery, it is recommended to keep the charge level between something like 30% and 70%. But, its a trade-off with runtime. If you do that, it means you can't run the device for as long between plugging it in. And you also need to manage the charge level.

My opinion has always been to just use it. Anything you do to extend the lifetime of the battery basically means you are not actually using the battery for what it is, are a pain to implement and don't necessarily extend the battery lifetime by enough to be worth it.
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