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TOPIC: Recharge Port
Recharge Port 1 year 10 months ago #1030
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I own a couple of US with recharge ports, with a 1.2A charger, but are not wired with a kill key. To date I've not found any other company which does this, and instead only offers recharge ports with a kill key. My main reasons for getting the US sabers without kill keys were mainly because they charge an extra $100 or so for the kill key, but also I thought it would be cool to have a lightsaber room light.
However, as no other company to my knowledge does this, it leaves me thinking there must be a reason why.. Does anybody know of problems that can arise from having ports wired without a kill key, so the saber can be on while charging? At the end of the day, is it not similar to how a laptop charges - lithium ion batteries in the laptop sitting there idly being topped up while the laptop, when plugged in, runs off mains power. |
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Recharge Port 1 year 10 months ago #1043
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The battery will be charged and discharged more if it does not have a kill key, shortening its life.
The boards idle mode draws enough power to deplete a cell in a few days, so unless you have a kill key preventing that, you will burn through the lions 1000 charge lifespan much faster. |
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The following user(s) said Thank You: CShigeoK, DarthMario95, Davidogilvie, FailedJedi
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Recharge Port 1 year 10 months ago #1056
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Ahh ok, thanks for the info - my main worry was that there would be a risk of the board melting or something from power going both ways..
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