Exactly how long is the charge supposed to last? Can/should you keep it charged all the time?
1731290
I don't know about 'supposed to', but I plug the charger in every 3-4 days. I look at the battery before I go to sleep, and if it's much under half-charged, I plug it in. I use it for 15-30 minutes in the morning as a SAD light as well as for the dawn simulator alarm. If you use it less as a SAD light, the charge will last longer.
405036
I'm routinely using it for 3 to 4 hours and still has a charge. Guess I could probably go 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Definitely was a good purchase - at least for how I use my computer.
1474641
I don't have a definitive answer for that, but I have charged mine many times, and it seems to stop when the charge is complete.
2240069
I would recommend charging it for between 3-4 hours. There should be a blue indicator light on the side where the power button is that may turn off when its fully charged(if the device is already powered down)
1316361
Yes it can be on for about 6 hours fully charged, but it wouldn't be a good idea to keep it constantly charging all the time. When it's fully charged, unplug the charger until it's on orange. On orange basically ranges from 50-70% charged. When you're not using it or nobody else is using it, it's best to just turn off. You can still use it while it's charging, just make sure when all lights are green to unplug it until it hits orange. When it's on red, that means it's basically running low. I hope I was able to help you out Mr. Gordon.
1610839
Well I play usually 6 or 8 hours, then simply redock it in the charger. I've not left it undocked to know how long it lasts. I'm sorry!
2269599
Hey! I didn't charge it for like a month, and I needed to charge it back into the wall. It doesn't need charge very often or use very much. I'd charge it like once a week or couple weeks. You don't really press the button to take charge often...hahaha It holds well
1129489
How long are you letting it charge for? I let it charge for a few hrs the first time, since then I have rarely had to charge it. Try letting it be charged for hrs if you haven't yet...if that fails to make a difference, or if you've already done this, I'd attempt to return the item.
1917882
You use the USB charger and charge it when It is connected to your computer. I think it's supposed to have about 18 hours of charge when fully charged.
908096
You can charge it with the supply USB cable via your computer or if you have any old mini USB charger (old cell phone charger). Mine last around 4 hours on every charge, you can ask for more with $8 device. Good luck and enjoy.
57883
Hmm - I don't know that I've ever really checked the amount of time it takes to go from completely dead to a full charge. I normally just plug it in to an outlet and leave it for an hour or two and then it's good to go. You can also use the USB to charge it on your computer - which is nice. It's really a nice little charger - I use it all the time on trips, or if I know I'm going to be away from the house all day I'll keep it in my pocket just as a safety measure in case my phone battery dies.
539497
I've mostly used it on USB, but from time to time it comes unplugged and I dont notice til days later that it's still running. I've never attempted to use it for 80 continuous hours, but I'd say it lives atleast 60 before it needs a charge.
1497978
The run time on mine (I have had for over a year) is forever!! What ever it is: 75 or 50 min. is long enough that I charge it once every few months!!
2052389
I generally charge it for about ten to fifteen minutes and work a full time job and it's never really died on me...If I get up to leave the computer I'll usually just hook it up and when I come back unplug it and I'm good to go. Never had it die on me yet.
2111935
I haven't had any problems with it holding a charge. I have noticed if I don't use it for a few days it doesn't work. So I would suggest charging it every other day or so. If mine is charged it usually lasts a couple hours.
6195
I've had it stay charged through the night (like 8-10 hours), but have always re-docked it by morning. Hope that helps!
194402
I would guess several hours, I didn't keep it in constantly after a charge, but using it 20-50 minutes at a time a few times a week, it lasted over a month for me.