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@biohacker i see this as a good thing, remember we are talking
Li-ion not Ni-MH or Ni-Cd so there is
no memory effect (even with the old memory effect there was a lot of confusion about it which is where i think a lot of the different opinions come from), one benefit is less charge time giving cooler charging (remember as you said heats not good for batteries)
One reason people will say its bad is some devices use a full charge from empty to work out battery % (sort of) you might notice this with a phone or tablet where the device shuts down before reaching 0/2% when charged more frequently for shorter times.
Now charge time could also be adjusted due to the charge mode (cc,cv,tc) as the last part of this takes longer due to reduced power compared to the first part of the charge cycle but IMO this would not be something that you would notice unless getting anal with timing, although I'm only guessing about the way/method the crafty charges i have not rigged anything up to check.
I also agree leaving plugged in once fully charged is not the best thing to do, it
shouldn't make any difference really as the crafty has protection inside and as long as that does its job everything is fine, unfortunately the way my head works i always think
what if? Now IMO you have more chance of winning the lottery than your battery overcharging, but i still play the lottery knowing that i probably wont win but there's always that chance.
I charge mine both ways (full and short charges), as sometimes i do want extra bowls so run it flat, but either way IMO it wont have that much of a difference in overall battery life.
Best to use it the way that fits you most, enjoy it, use it, let it make you smile
. Its always a good thing to get a better understanding of battery safety or how to get the best out of them but remember to have fun
as its easy to get wrapped up in getting the very best out of them, i know i have in the past
but you do loose some of the fun.