<div dir="ltr">Hi Chris, I dont have much time to answer but have you checked the possibilities of suspending battery recharging with basic Linux commands like apm (it won't help) and the acpi module (think that's the one) that is responsible in part of battery charging and that can be viewed/setted thru sysctl. You may want to refer to linux manual pages to see what is possible.<br>
<br>Vincent<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/7/16 C R McClenaghan <<a href="mailto:chris@mcclenaghan.com">chris@mcclenaghan.com</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="">I would like some information about recommendations on how to use and maintain the Freerunner's battery.<div><br></div><div>I did not find anything explicit on the wiki. The following link is a good general resource that you may find useful:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.batteryuniversity.com/" target="_blank">http://www.batteryuniversity.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>in particular, this section:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-21.htm" target="_blank">http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-21.htm</a>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My particular concern is the dual purpose of the usb cable as power and network. The recommendation seems to be to _not_ trickle charge once the battery is fully charged to provide better battery life. Doing development with the usb cable attached seems to put the device usage against this recommendation. What is OpenMoko's recommendation? Is there a way to automatically or manually stop/start/restart charging to avoid this situation and thus extend battery life? Is there a better way to manage the battery maintenance? Are there other usage areas for which advice exists (for example, the well documented "don't fully discharge")?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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