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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

...i just assumed they knew how to keep the battery safe already... My deck has stayed plugged in and docked since i got my projector to use with it..fuuuuuck

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

There’s a big difference between “safe” and “ideal”

All lithium ion batteries degrade quicker at 100% vs 80 or even 60%. But it’s not going to explode and kill you.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 8 hours ago

Well unless you bought one of those electric bike conversion kits from Temu. Those might.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Actually thanks, now trust you mention it i should not have used safe. I was not meaning danger, just that i might have damaged the battery life or at least put it at risk at the least. Just assumed that it came optimised to be as ideal as valve usually goes a bit overboard on their hardware from what i remember reading

[–] jokro@feddit.org 4 points 12 hours ago

I think since the beginning if plugged in for some time it decharges to 95% so you are probably fine. You can check the battery health in desktop mode.