Charging any equipment, be it a phone, tablet or laptop, is already a familiar way: just connect the cable to the desired connector, plug it into the socket yourself, and the process begins.
However, there are many rules, myths and beliefs, and sometimes even prohibitions, around the topic of charging and batteries. All of them were true to some extent many years ago, but now they are tired and have lost their relevance.
Let’s look at the four most popular myths about charging devices:
Myth No. 1. You only need to charge your smartphone to 100%, before discharging it to zero.
This belief was indeed true several skills ago. At that time, nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) and nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries, which have the so-called “memory effect,” were widely used in technology.
The essence of the short circuit was that if such a battery is not completely discharged and put on charge, then due to sudden changes its capacity will decrease over time. A decrease in capacity led to a rapid loss of discharge, as a result of which the operating time of the batteries decreased.
Nowadays, in most cases, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) or lithium-polymer (Li-Pol) batteries are used. They have “no memory effect”, so they can be plugged into an outlet with a non-zero charge level.
For lithium-ion batteries, it is the number of charge cycles that matters, not the number of connections to the charger. A cycle is a charge equal to 100% battery charge. If you recharge the battery only 25% at a time, then 1 cycle begins after 4 such recharges. The battery life of iPhone is 500 cycles, and iPad and MacBook – 1000 cycles.
Myth No. 2. You can leave your smartphone on charge all night
The gentle charging function can be enabled in the iPhone package in the “Battery” section.
The basis of this myth is that long-term charging can overcharge and heat up the battery. This was once possible, but modern devices are protected from any dangers with the help of special controllers and sensors that stop charging the battery when the value reaches 100%. Therefore, you can force the device to charge all night.
Moreover, the algorithms collect statistics on the duration of each charge over the current period of time, and then stretch this process to an average. For example, Apple’s gentle charging, after analysis, slightly charges the battery from 80 to 100 percent overnight and until the morning.
Accordingly, overheating of the battery from overcharging is also unlikely.
Myth No. 3. You cannot use your smartphone while charging
You can use the phone while charging, but here the process itself will go faster if you do not touch the device at this time. It is worth considering that the smartphone still continues to run on battery power, so heavy gaming, navigation and watching high-quality streaming videos can cause a slow charging process.
When using powerful power supplies, the battery may become warm during charging, but this is not dangerous. Built-in controllers protect internal components from overheating and allow you to use the device. The main thing is to have a reliable and high-quality charger with a cable.
And about this next myth:
Myth No. 4. Do not use non-original chargers
An original charger is good, but among the non-original ones there is a decent one.
This myth is half true, because non-original memory devices are different. Of course, if you use a power supply purchased during the transition for 150 rubles, this is a sure way to lose your favorite gadget or even cause a fire due to a short circuit.
Therefore, if you do not have the opportunity to use the original charger, you should use external accessories from well-known brands, since they comply with all quality standards during production.
When producing some kind of no-name, and even more so fakes or replicas, basement workers do not pay attention to the reliability of the design and the quality of components in order to reduce the cost of the product as much as possible. All this saving leads to heating and voltage surges.
You shouldn’t skimp on the cable either and you should choose original ones or from reputable manufacturers. A cheap cable from China can lead to unpleasant consequences in the form of failure of the power controller.
By the way, in this case the warranty on the device often disappears. The service center can return the device with a refusal even for paid service due to a burned-out controller due to the use of power components.
Take care of your battery, but don’t believe in myths
In the process of using any gadget, the loss of battery capacity is a continuation of a process that we can only speed up or slow down.
Therefore, you can let your smartphone charge overnight, check the quality of power supplies and wires, and do not play “genshin” when the smartphone is connected to an outlet.
These simple rules help to maximize the battery capacity and performance of your devices. Let myths remain in the distant past.
Source: Iphones RU
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