power supply/battery

[sunken_hero]

Lets say i'm at home with my SJ20 and my battery is fully charged. But i want to use the power supply instead of the battery because a wall socket is nearby and i might as well use that and save the battery power for outside use. Would doing this overcharge/damage the battery?

Also, is it better to recharge when the battery is getting empty and a notification appears on the screen, or can you recharge anytime (eg. 50% 35% etc)?

Thanks

[clieman]

When you get the chance charge it....Lithium Ion Batteries likes to stay full....its better for them....and avoid draining them completely before the next recharge..they don't like that .
I think it's no harm to keep it plugged in while working on your clie....i wouldn't do it though....but clies battery last very long time...i have a sj30...and i'm amazed by its long life....yesterday i used a mini keyboard for like 2.20 hours..and i kept seeing the battery is still 100 percent ..it'a amazing...and the backlight was on all the time .
I thought maybe with a keyboard the processor needs less calculation ...so less less power..less juice needed ..then if one used the on screen keyboard...and so it seem that i could b right here......i bought the mini keyboard few days ago..and its prety cool..make things much easier...buttons to press are a bit hard...but it's not for nothing they are like that..this way you dont press other nearby buttons by mistake....and did i say it's made in japan ..by sony :) ....so you have a quality accessory .

Clienman

[kirillka]

Strangely enough I have a completely different experience with the battery life on my Sony Clie SJ30: it's very short. True that it stays at 100% for some time (say, an hour), but then it drain exceptionally fast. 5 minutes of work will decrease it by a couple of percentage points... I have a 128 Mb memory stick though, so maybe that's the reason... Any advice anyone?

[clieman]

ewww.........did you let it charge properly the first time ?...did you follow the manuel...usually you have to let it sit getting charged for mininum 4 hours...i let it charge for mor then that with me...the first time is important .
And i also have a 128 meg memory stick by Lexar :) (they have a tiny info light that flashes when info is getting in and out on the stick....so i have two tiny lights that flashes .
And it doesn't drain fast afterword with me...it takes time...it does not fall sudden steps....it falls down little by little..just like a candle burning .

Clieman

P.S: Ohh..i forgot...the speaker is turned off by the way which i think drains fast the batttery when it's on .