JakeJack_2008
100+ Head-Fier
all of the above!
most modern batteries suffer the most from being full or completely empty. so don't try to make it last by thinking number of charges. if you're really about battery life, I would suggest you buy 2 clips ^_^(or a DAP with more battery, but you usually have to give up something else). it's a lot more efficient than try looking for tricks. for me 13h of battery is my real comfort zone and 2 clips assure me that at all times. I have 3 but that's kind of a waste TBH, I really do great with just 2, and end up using the last one for audiobooks ^_^.
Thanx to H20Fidelity and castleofargh.
You both explained things that I had not known at all.
Although this thread is about rockboxing Sansa DAPs: Clip+, Zip, ... I think that the batteries-related stuff is relevant here for the following reason.
(The above crossed out text is not
[Obviously - as we all experienced it - playing music from the external (Sansa, ...) micro cards drains batteries faster.]
Regarding the Sansa Clip+ hooked up to the 2.1A wall charger.
Assume the following:
1. Batteries are 100% full
2. Sansa Clip+ is hooked up to the 2.1 A wall charger
(As you both explained above, in such a case, the batteries are not being OVERcharged because the shut-off mechanism does NOT allow overcharging.)
3. I am playing the music (from Sansa Clip+'s internal memory or from the external Sansa micro card)
Where does the Clip+'s playback circuitry take the electric power from?
Bypassing the batteries and directly from the 2.1A wall charger?
Or bypassing the the 2.1A wall charger and directly from the batteries?
Does this case have to do anything with so called Trickle charging/float-charging, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_charging?
JJ
P.S.
Sorry,
Battery Life: zip
.... Many users claim longer battery life with Rockbox installed.
From http://www.head-fi.org/t/737065/review-sansa-clip-vs-clip-zip