It will still keep it above 90% all the time which is bad according to most comments I just found by googling about it, it's just the nature of lithium batteries. Steam deck allegedly has a feature to use direct power from outlet if in use while charging and if at max, but it still keeps battery at high %.
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theCheek@lemmy.world 10 months agoIirc the SD does discharge from full battery a bit when plugged in for a while to preserve battery health.
Kaldo@kbin.social 10 months ago
Alexmitter@kbin.social 10 months ago
Most of that is really old knowledge from before the days of sophisticated charge controllers.
IDe@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Maintaining a high SoC is still very damaging to battery life.
Alexmitter@kbin.social 10 months ago
Which is why the charge controller does not do it. It will drop to a sustainable voltage when it detects longer wired connection after being charged and adjusts the "percentage" it shows you accordingly so you still see a 100 to 0.
Spiracle@kbin.social 10 months ago
It lets the battery discharge to 90% while plugged in. If you’re not using it for a few days you should still unplug.