An iPod tech told me that sounddocks that charge iPods actually kill battery life because they are too strong and burn the battery, the same goes for iPod car chargers.What about iPod wall chargers? Do these affect battery life the way the sounddocks and car chargers do?
lol nah not really. the recommended chargin time is bout 6h for all batteries :) n another 2h wont make any diff really ;) i always leave my ipod on charger 4 a night :)
I've never heard that before. I use all of the above occasionally to charge mine but never noticed a problem. I'm interested in what other have to say.
actually it depends how you use your ipod if you use it alot than your better is going to die faster but if you hardly use it your ipod will ast longer what am saying is the more you charge your ipod the less its going to last. hope this helps.
Personally I like the faster charge time of the wall charger and the car charger and dock is the same faster rate. Can it shorten your battery life? Yes it can, but here's the key and this is the critical thing! Heat kills the battery so when you are charging your iPod keep it cool! The faster charging can build up heat that really hurts the battery! If you have it in a case pull it out so it doesn't build up heat because that's what puts a lot of stress on the battery. At home I have a metal cabinet to sit the iPod down on top of when charging so that the cabinet absorbs the heat from the iPod and keeps it very cool. So go ahead and use the faster chargers, I do, just keep the iPod cool; lay it face down on a pad to let the back air cool and maybe have something metal to lay it face up on to draw the heat out of it if it gets real warm. There is one other point with iPod batteries. Don't run the battery down low a lot! That also stresses the battery a lot and shortens life! All lithium ion batteries like in laptops are this way too! It's better to keep it topped off, say run it only halfway down most of the time. I use mine almost every day and only run the battery all the way down once every 2 or 3 months just to keep the battery level indicator more accurate. I use my iPod a lot as in iPod junky and my average battery lifespan has been about 3 years before it really drops off and I have to change the battery.
