Usually the battery swelling issue was caused by the separator getting punctured within the battery itself. When this happens, a short circuit was created. This could also happen if a charger tries to overcharge a battery but most lithium ion batteries also have a safety circuit that will shut this down if it happens.
> On Jan 12, 2018, at 3:06 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > My laptop is always plugged in since I rarely use it away from the house and > the same was true with my previousl laptop and even after over 5 years it > still holds a decent charge when I do unplug it. > As other said, modern batteries can handle this easily and the problem with > the battery that swelled surely was a different issue and would eventually > have happened regardless. After all look at the Note 7 disaster where devices > which weren't even plugged in at all burst into flames. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mike Arrigo > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 12:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > It could harm older battery technologies such as NICD, but with lithium ion > batteries, when the battery is charged, the charging circuit turns off, there > is no such thing as a trickle charge for these kinds of batteries, so leaving > it connected to a charger should be fine. > Original message: >> Hello everyone > > > >> Does it do more harm than good if I leave my iPhone 8 on a charger all >> the time? > >> I have read somewhere that phones and tablets only have so many: >> charge cycles before they can't hold a charge anymore. > >> I have been told by apple that they recommend not: fully discharge the >> device but top it up regularly. However, I wasn't sure about leaving >> it on the charger for all of the time. Obviously though, I would take >> it off if I had to go out somewhere. > >> Thanks in advance for anyone who can clear up if leaving on charge is >> either good: or bad for the overall health of an iPhone 8 battery. > >> Daniel > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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