Donate SIGN UP

Mobile phone charging

Avatar Image
KittyGlitter | 12:06 Fri 10th Jun 2005 | Technology
3 Answers
Any ideas how long you are supposed to initially charge a mobile phone up for when you first get it? I've heard a variety of answers ranging from 8 hours to 16 hours.
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by KittyGlitter. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.

It would depend on the specific phone (or rather the type of battery etc.)

The manufacturer's recommendation would be in the accompanying manual.

A typical Lithium Ion battery requires an initial charging time of a much longer duration than it's subsequent recharges. Also, these batteries have a longer life if you recharge them often and not allow them to fully discharge.

http://www.answers.com/topic/lithium-ion-battery

I would say 16 hours. You cannot harm the battery by 'overcharging' as the 'phone will decide when it has received suffcient charge and stop charging.
leave it on charge (and avoid using it while charging for the first time), until the phone tells you its done.

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Mobile phone charging

Answer Question >>