"First Charge" question

[Alimaggs]

...Ok, so my Diamond has shipped through Devicewire so should be here tomorrow.

My question is, how long should I charge it for before I use it for the first time? Is it a case of waiting until it's charged before I use it, or should I leave it on overnight for the first charge?

Thanks.

[czbird]

First fully charge to 100% (approx 1 hour, it's quite fast), then it pretty much does not matter.

[s1rl4ncel0t]

My diamond takes forever to charge the battery...:mad:


I don't know if I'm doing something wrong...

Could anyone from Europe show here a picture of their battery charger and it's specs?



Thankx

[rorydaredkign]

I swear it doesn't matter, Li-Ion batteries have no memory, so it doesn't matter

[someone1234]

My diamond takes forever to charge the battery...:mad:

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong...

Could anyone from Europe show here a picture of their battery charger and it's specs?

Thankx

what do you mean by 'forever'?

Its unlikely its the charger, and more likey its a fault in the battery. It is dangerous to overcharge Lithium based batteries so there is a charge protection circuit in the battery. This circuit provides information to the phone (voltage/current/temperature) so that it knows when the battery is full. If the battery isnt reaching a good voltage - usually because there has been some plating and a cell failed - the phone will keep going.

[s1rl4ncel0t]

Forever, means roundabout 5hours to charge the battery.

My first charge, took me one night...




HastaSSSS

[someone1234]

Forever, means roundabout 5hours to charge the battery.
My first charge, took me one night...
HastaSSSS

Thats quite long actually. If you got it recently i'd consider trying to get the battery replaced.