* Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> [230413 09:37]: > > > * Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@xxxxxxxxx> [230307 14:10]: > > > Also, some guys have concerns about charging (and keeping it charged) @4.35, > > > because of the possibly reduced battery life. > > > > Yes for devices connected to a charger for long periods the battery will > > bloat up within some weeks or months. This happens easily when using a > > lapdock for example. > > > > A simple and safe solution here might be that we allow charging up to > > 4.35V only once when the charger is connected. Then we let the voltage > > decrease to 4.2V (or whatever known good maintenance voltage) if the > > charger stays connected. > > Optimum solution would be user specifying "I want battery full > tommorow at 8am" and doing the right thing. I think you can already do that via sysfs with cron or at :) > > For folks wanting to force the charge voltage higher we have the sysfs > > interface. > > Yep, we just need to make sure it is usable for this. It should be but I have not tried for years. You need to first configure the allowed voltage for battery via sysfs, then set the charge voltage for the charger. Regards, Tony
