Keep Your Battery Alive

Copyright © 2008 Milliamp LTD/www.ipodjuice.com

Yes, you have iPodjuice.com’s ten-year warranty—the longest in the industry. But replacing batteries in your iPod is a bit of a nuisance. It makes good sense to take good care of your battery, so it can take care of your tunes.

Heat is one of your battery’s major enemies. Try to keep your iPod out of direct sun. A car with closed windows heats up fast in the warm sun, so don’t leave your iPod alone in the car, even in the glove compartment.

Be sure the carrying case for your iPod doesn’t hold in too much heat while you are recharging. If it feels hot, just remove the iPod from the carrying case and charge away.

Batteries can tolerate cold better than heat. In fact, if you have a battery you don’t plan to use for a while, you should keep it in the refrigerator. But freezing temperatures are not recommended.

Apple™ recommends that you keep up with the latest software. Their engineers are always looking for ways to get the best performance from your battery. Dock your iPod or plug it into your computer to check for the latest update from iTunes.

Once a month, you should let the iPod battery charge run down completely and then recharge in full. You should cycle the battery through discharge and charge once a month even if you haven’t used the iPod.

You might think that if letting the battery discharge completely once a month is good, then letting it discharge more often is even better. Not! Your battery will last longer and perform better if you charge it frequently.

Never buy a “stale” battery with an old manufacturing date, because it may not last. You do not know how it’s been stored. Sure, old batteries may be cheap—they may also be worthless. You’ll always get “fresh” batteries from iPodjuice.com.

Written by Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
Milliamp LTD/www.ipodjuice.com
December 2007