jmills8
Previously known as bmiamihk, jmills2
well thought out and in your case most likely you dont use EQ, play at low volume and sit near a usb charger all is just darn good. In my situation I walk, I take trains, I jump on buses to get to one school then another school then another. This sort of traveling usually takes a good 3 to 3.5 hours of walking and standing then coaching which is standing. So when on my way home the Mojo suddenly turns off thats an issue hence trying to really see how long the Mojo last on one full charge. I would not use the word "fretting" when this running out of charge happened a couple of times. Connecting the Mojo to a dap with a coax cable drains the battery less than say going with an optical cable ? Using Mojo with a phone drains the batter faster than the Mojo optical route ? The only reason I ask is because something actually happened. Now a pitching machine under the sun and an amplifier in a pocket are two different things. Like a Tennis Ball machine I had I didnt worry about it being under the sun nor did its battery ever ran out so I never tested how long will it run plus I didnt think of the battery getting too hot. It did have air flowing through it. Mojo in my pants pocket has no breeze no air and it gets hot very hot so your pitching machine and Mojo are two completely different.I'm not concerned about Mojo in summer and here is why:
I don't leave any electonric device out in direct sunlight. In pocket, it will be warm, as it is when I use it at the same time it is charging. Also, I have some experience with warm batteries, including 18650 lithium flashlight batteries and my son's pitching machine for baseball, which is also the smart lithium battery. With it running, it has to be in the sun, and it gets warm, but as other owners have pointed out, no one really knows how to store it and the last few years, owners (me included) have found that plugging it in, or forgetting to, or it falling out during winter...the battery remains terrific year after year.
I've always had success with lithium batteries, including the hand held drill, and portable vacuum.
When I listened to Chord's description of the battery and the fact that they do not know how long it will last, "25 years?", I felt then, and now, after testing it, unconcerned and confident.
I think we have a tendency to over think and fret because of rechargeable batteries have not historically been great products. Much of this changed with "eneloop" batteries that were taking 500 or 1000 recharges, and on to the lithium batteries that can shine a 4000 lumen flashlight.
The technology has improved and playing mine straight through came close to 10 hours though less with on and off. I think that for those of us who may have real need for lots of portability, the recommendation for the portable power bank for the Mojo and phone is a good idea. I also consider that USB charging is available in so many places today; not just airports, that I cannot anticipate ever turning on Mojo and finding it not up to the task.
I am not mindful of the time it is plugged in, versus deliberately running it down.
My sense is that this is not something we need to fret about.
If you want something to fret about Mojo, consider this: Mojo's perfection with sound makes my guitar playing sound awful. How's that for a downside?