Kobo Glow plugged all day/night long ?

vanquishV12 · 09-16-2015, 12:15 PM

Hi,

I've just achieved my "kobo based internet weather station" project and before fixing it to the wall, i would like to know if letting the kobo plugged (and charging) all day/night long was a bad idea ?
Could it break it ?
What about the battery ?

Thanks

NiLuJe · 09-16-2015, 01:32 PM

Moved to the right forum

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frostschutz · 09-16-2015, 05:30 PM

You should convert your image into an attachment before a moderator visits your home and removes the device for your own safety (or if he's lazy he might just delete the image instead).

It might get fried if lightning hits your house and the device is connected to an outlet at that time.

Seriously though, the battery should be fine, Kobo stops charging once it's full so it's no longer involved at all. I've never tested with Kobo but there are devices where you can even take out the battery entirely while external power supply is connected and it would run until you have a power outage.

09-16-2015, 12:15 PM	#1
vanquishV12 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: Kobo Glo	Kobo Glow plugged all day/night long ? Hi, I've just achieved my "kobo based internet weather station" project and before fixing it to the wall, i would like to know if letting the kobo plugged (and charging) all day/night long was a bad idea ? Could it break it ? What about the battery ? Thanks

09-16-2015, 05:30 PM	#3
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,279 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	You should convert your image into an attachment before a moderator visits your home and removes the device for your own safety (or if he's lazy he might just delete the image instead). It might get fried if lightning hits your house and the device is connected to an outlet at that time. Seriously though, the battery should be fine, Kobo stops charging once it's full so it's no longer involved at all. I've never tested with Kobo but there are devices where you can even take out the battery entirely while external power supply is connected and it would run until you have a power outage. Last edited by frostschutz; 09-16-2015 at 05:41 PM.

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NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Moved to the right forum .

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