I charge up my DS every night from 10 pm to 6 am... will it break?

I charge up my DS every night from 10 pm to 6 am... will it break?

No, the type of battery in the DS is good for about 500 charges before it starts to show wear. From there you have another 500 charges before the battery life goes to a point where you see a noticeable difference in it.

Since you're doing it nightly you have about 3 years of charges in that battery

Just remember to charge it when it needs it and not just to charge it since it only has a limited number of charges

The ds should have a safety cut-out when the battery is fully charged so you should have nothing to worry about. When i'm not playing on my ds I stick it on charge sometimes days on end and i've had no probs.

Most people actually don` know this but the lithium-ion batteries... unlike Nickel cadmium batteries don`t have the memory effect.

What is the memory effect?

That thing of you need to wait `til the battery is completely discharged to charge it and wait until its completely charged to remove the charger, while keeping it charging more than it need can lead to a voltage depression.

So no, since keeping it charging more than it need is a side effect of the memory effect, then it won`t affect the DS battery, because this one is a lithium-ion, that doesn`t have the memory effect.

Things you need to know:

lithium-ion batteries aren`t the same as lithium batteries.

The battery loses very few charge while not in use. (thats why Ninty recommend that you charge it if it wasnt used for 6 months)

Its important avoid leaving these batteries for long periods of times with a full charge, the battery will lose more of the battery life with a full charge than with half the charge.

Cold places and temperatures are good for the battery life.

Lithium-ion batteries can rupture, ignite, or explode when exposed to high temperature environments, for example in an area that is prone to prolonged direct sunlight.

From wiki.

Nah it should be fine. I leave my DS to charge overnight as well and there have been no problems :)

I don't think it would hurt to charge it every single night, but maybe you should only charge it when it needs charged. Your battery only lasting 4 hours is probably because of you using it on the highest brightness setting. The battery is supposed to last 5-8 hours on the brightest settings and 15-19 on the lowest ones. Maybe you should put it on a lower brightness. My battery always lasts into the 15-19 hour range, but that's probably because I always have it on the lowest setting and barely ever use the sound.

I charge up my DS every night from 10 pm to 6 am... will it break?

chicks_boy

You should not that the DS needs 2 hours at the most to recharge so effectively it's like keeping a phone charger plugged into the wall without a phone on the end. You're draining up electricity needlessly. Anyways, I wouldn't have thought this would have any effect on your DS.Raiko101

It's not draining anything

The battery charges while it's plugged in, when the battery is charged the DS just stops charging

You don't use any electricity unless you're using it while it's plugged in

[QUOTE="Raiko101"]You should not that the DS needs 2 hours at the most to recharge so effectively it's like keeping a phone charger plugged into the wall without a phone on the end. You're draining up electricity needlessly. Anyways, I wouldn't have thought this would have any effect on your DS.Jaysonguy

It's not draining anything

The battery charges while it's plugged in, when the battery is charged the DS just stops charging

You don't use any electricity unless you're using it while it's plugged in

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="Raiko101"]You should not that the DS needs 2 hours at the most to recharge so effectively it's like keeping a phone charger plugged into the wall without a phone on the end. You're draining up electricity needlessly. Anyways, I wouldn't have thought this would have any effect on your DS.Raiko101

It's not draining anything

The battery charges while it's plugged in, when the battery is charged the DS just stops charging

You don't use any electricity unless you're using it while it's plugged in

No they don't

Just like if you have an extension cord plugged in but nothing plugged into the extension cord you're not using electricity.

[QUOTE="Raiko101"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's not draining anything

The battery charges while it's plugged in, when the battery is charged the DS just stops charging

You don't use any electricity unless you're using it while it's plugged in

Jaysonguy

No they don't

Just like if you have an extension cord plugged in but nothing plugged into the extension cord you're not using electricity.

[QUOTE="Raiko101"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's not draining anything

The battery charges while it's plugged in, when the battery is charged the DS just stops charging

You don't use any electricity unless you're using it while it's plugged in

Jaysonguy

No they don't

Just like if you have an extension cord plugged in but nothing plugged into the extension cord you're not using electricity.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="Raiko101"]Even if the DS has stopped charging, it doesn't mean the charger isn't still sucking up electricity. Just as with phone chargers, they use up electricity even when they're not charging that which they are plugged into. Raiko101

No they don't

Just like if you have an extension cord plugged in but nothing plugged into the extension cord you're not using electricity.

you should of paid attention to phisical science

thats why i got a b in it

it was the easiest science to pass

if its a dc charger its only going one way and if its a series circuit then one spot of no connection = no complete circuit which wont use energy

the air is too resistant to ark power to the 2nd pin

[QUOTE="Raiko101"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

No they don't

Just like if you have an extension cord plugged in but nothing plugged into the extension cord you're not using electricity.

bigM10231

you should of paid attention to phisical science

thats why i got a b in it

it was the easiest science to pass

if its a dc charger its only going one way and if its a series circuit then one spot of no connection = no complete circuit which wont use energy

the air is too resistant to ark power to the 2nd pin

Yes they do, as do extension cords. Hense why you're always advised to switch them off at the wall when not in use. If the switch is on at the wall, electricity is running through it and any object attached to it. That's what the switch is for. To cut out electricity when not in use.Raiko101

you should of paid attention to phisical science

thats why i got a b in it

it was the easiest science to pass

if its a dc charger its only going one way and if its a series circuit then one spot of no connection = no complete circuit which wont use energy

the air is too resistant to ark power to the 2nd pin

It probably won't affect your DS. People say it will stop charging the DS after it's full, and I believe so. I just feel I should use up the whole battery then charge. Just an impulse.

I was just thinking about my DSi battery. It's abnormally long-lasting. I keep it at brightness 3/volume max and playing it for a whole day (Or say 20 accumulated hours) and it will still have 3/4 bars left. I really doubt this, since the indicator may be broken... Who knows?

It probably won't affect your DS. People say it will stop charging the DS after it's full, and I believe so. I just feel I should use up the whole battery then charge. Just an impulse.

I was just thinking about my DSi battery. It's abnormally long-lasting. I keep it at brightness 3/volume max and playing it for a whole day (Or say 20 accumulated hours) and it will still have 3/4 bars left. I really doubt this, since the indicator may be broken... Who knows?

KurodaMurasaki

There was something on a science program here with the recommendation being proclaimed that you shouldn't let your Lithium batteries go below 25% charge. As was pointed out before Lithium batteries do not have the memory effect Nickel Cadmium have.

Personally i play till the red light comes on and then re-charge. My battery since the 2nd April (so 10 days) has gone flat once. I'm probably close to being drained again, but clearly i do not play for long stretches, and i vary brightness and volume as appropriate. I find it's went flat quicker than the DS Lite, but then that isn't a surprise.

I charge up my DS every night from 10 pm to 6 am... will it break?

chicks_boy