PSP battery : how to charge it correctly ?

[ant75]

I would like to not deteriorate my psp battery, but I am not sure of what to do and don't do.

Is it needed to let the battery fully drain before to recharge it ?

When recharging, can we play with the PGP, or is it better to turn off the PSP during the recharging ?

Is this a problem if the psp is not fully recharged before to stop thec charge and play again with it ?

And do you think it's a problem to let charge the psp during a whole night ?

[RedKing14CA]

how to charge your PSP's lithium ion battery..

plug the ac adaptor you received in the psp package (using other charges may be dangerous) into any 100-125 volt wal plug.... then plug the other end (with the yellow) into your psp in the right side (the yellow).... if done correctly the light should turn orange... you can play games during the charge, however it will take longer to get it fully charged... try not to drain the batter past 20%, and definately not past 10%... completely draining the battery is bad for it...

it is safe to leave the psp plugged in all night....

feel free to unplug it and go off and do something else when you need to, it duznt affect the charge....

[PSP_Newbie]

red king got it^^
the psp charger or whatever, once the charge lvl reaches 100%, the orange charging light will go out and it will stop charging, so leaving it overnight is completely safe as it will turn off and go as if unplugged once fully charged, really nice feature
and u can charge whenever without harm, like even in the 90% range is fine
btw, r u sure about letting it drain <10%?
i think i did that once >.<

[ant75]

Thanks a lot for your answers guys !

[djarcas]

Excellent article here:

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

The important thing is that YOU really can't screw up the batteries - the charger and battery are very smart, and take care of themselves. The thing to avoid is not charging a li-ion battery for a long period of time - that'll stop it working.

[leggy]

How do you know when you have 10 or 20% charge left??

[Zhacross]

How do you know when you have 10 or 20% charge left??

Go to settings - battery info

[RedKing14CA]

Excellent article here:

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

The important thing is that YOU really can't screw up the batteries - the charger and battery are very smart, and take care of themselves. The thing to avoid is not charging a li-ion battery for a long period of time - that'll stop it working.

except the psp charger stops its power output when the psp is at 100%... except my says 100% and it still duznt stop chargin for about 15 minutes....

but yeah...and yeah, dont drain the battery, its BAD for it, for the psp battery , some batterys its good but not lithium ion!!! well.... see ya!

try not to drainit past 20%, just to be safe, and not past 10!! ( my psp is at 9% right now, cuz i forgot my charger at my mothaz house...

[Velo]

On recent tests, the PSP standard battery can charge fully ABOUT 500 times before it is rendered useless. I doubt recharging it wrong is going to affect much. Draining it completely might affect how much juice it can hold (in a bad way), but I doubt it will destroy it.

-James

[Arwin]

I had a little problem with the battery (after 10 months) ... I had the battery in, it was giving power, but when I put external power on, it wouldn't recharge anymore. After browsing on the internet a little, I found a tip about inserting the battery at an angle with the power connector going in first. That did the trick! May be a useful tip for others here.