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ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

If he understood batteries he probably wouldn’t have left it plugged in all the time. That wouldn’t be an issue unless he always left it in sleep mode, so it would short charge cycle every other day.

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vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
the steam deck bypasses the battery if it’s fully charged, and powers itself directly from the charger. Unlike a phone.

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- _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  That’s not the point. It’s bad for lithium batteries to be full all the time. That’s why iPhones wait to charge the last 20% until right before you wake up, and why Samsung phones have the option to limit charging to 80%. However, the most ideal charge for battery health is between 50-60%, so if you leave your Deck plugged in all the time, you should limit the charging to that for maximum battery life, and only charge it higher when you know you’re going to be needing it.
  
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  - greyfox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    FYI the latest SteamOS release (just a couple of days ago) added an option to only charge to 80%.
    
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- ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  It doesn’t do that in sleep mode, though. Only while screen is on. In sleep mode it will cycle.
  
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peoplebeproblems@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I thought the Deck would discharge it to like 80% if it detected a long charge period. Maybe I’m just really lucky

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- ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I thought it was 90%, but baybe it is 80. If you leave it plugged in while asleep all the time you may still be charge cycling to max capacity a lot, which is bad for the battery, though.
  
  Regardless, having to replace the battery every few years isn’t terrible, except for the price of like $85 is damned expensive for it.
  
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  - peoplebeproblems@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I don’t mind the replacing thing. It’s the unexpected spicy pillow I don’t like.
    
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  - a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    the latest beta update for the steam deck offers an new option to limit charging to 80/85/90% btw!
    
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    ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Oh, sweet! It’s about damned time.
    
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