UnshavenFish
Well-Known Member
Could explain why my calibration always appears fucked up. I try not to bring the charge down too low, but i'll have to do that from time to time to re-calibrate?
Assuming the crafty/mighty battery display works the same way as lots of other li-ion devices do, then draining and charging to full should be done once every 1-2 month to keep the display accurate.
Now I haven't confirmed any of this with s&b it's just based on my experiences with other devices with battery meters.
I use one of these to monitor charging and capacity in anything with a fixed cell that uses USB...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Display-U...141692?hash=item33af2aacfc:g:PBcAAOSwFqJWhODr
You can get them in a plastic box but I went with this kind as I plan to make a wooden box for it just because it will look nicer (to me) if I ever get round to it.
I have had a few things that show full on the screen of the device but still take a charge, sometimes just a little 10-100mAh but other times by a bit 1000mAh+, that's why I don't always trust the displays to be accurate as if I stopped charging when the screen said full it would give the impression that I was not getting the runtime I should.
Like you I don't let the charge on my crafty get too low and most of the time I don't charge it fully either, this is something else that that little gadget is good for as you can monitor the current to see when the charge slows therefore keeping charge times fast.