Insurance for mp3 player

[sabs]

Eeek! I plugged in my mp3 player in the charger the other day before I went off to work... leaving the thing in the charger for the whole 10 hours while I was gone. Obviously I forgot to take it out as I was in a rush etc.
Needless to say it has now stopped working as I have 'killed' the battery. It is insured but do you think it will be covered if i make a claim? It does include accidental damage.....Thanks!

[Gmcd01]

Well, prima facie, the answer is yes. The damage was accidental and that is exactly what was covered...although insurers are crafty. Read your documents carefully, often batteries or screens are excluded or covered under a separate policy. Of course, naturally, there is option B..."No, I don't know what's happened, it's just broken/faulty"...of course, that's treading a legal knife-edge...
Hope that helps

[joko]

i don't think there is a limit to how long you can leave things on charge and it won't kill the battery!

unless, on this specific item, the manufacturer states a minimum time then i don't think you have a claim.

just claim saying its stopped working

[simsfreq]

Shouldn't you be able to charge it overnight without a problem? (ie, longer than 10 hours) Check the manual to see if it has anything about "DO NOT charge for longer than X hours" before you panic!

[SizzleSquid]

just say its stopped working. I doubt that you can overcharge the battery, i dont think that it would cause it to stop working unless you had a power surge.