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Help How many times should you "bump charge"?

MRW1215

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I understand how to "bump charge", but I'm curious, how many "bump charge" cycles should you go through? Will doing it so many times permanently "fix" the battery so that you don't have to bump charge anymore?

Only reason I ask is because yesterday, I did a partial (albeit, accidental) "bump charge", and it seemed to help battery life quite a bit. I stayed on 4G, had my phone on for about 6-7 hours, did Internet browsing for about 45 minutes to an hour, and only lost a sliver of battery. I didn't charge the battery again last night, but I had about the same usage today, except the battery shot down to 20~%, some how. I'm not sure why there was such a huge difference between yesterday and today, but that initial "bump charge" I did yesterday seemed to help a bit, at the time, even though it was only a partial "bump charge".
 
I'm curious about this as well since I've stopped bump charging in the morning and I've noticed my battery has been draining a bit quicker. Usually I only have about 20ish minutes in the morning when I can bump charge so I figured it wasn't going to help much, but now I'm not so sure.
 
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The battery will never just start realizing it's been bump charged for a month and start fully charging. It's the way all HTC phones were designed to not charge to 100% fully. That being said, some people swear by bumping others say it's pointless. I find it helps my life tremendously so I do it every morning during the week. I'd say if you don't mind having your phone off for an hour or so every morning then go nuts.
 
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I thought that bump charging is really bad for your battery. Does anyone Know if this is true? I don't want to buy a new battery in 4 months because of bump charging.

Who told you or where did you hear it's really bad? The amount of "damage" done by bump charging is trivial compared to it's advantages. Maybe 5 years from now you'd notice slight drop in charge holding, but I really doubt it.
 
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Thank you for posting that, It's definitely a good read. I used to own an Inc so I know all about that. It also states...
"So what does it all mean?

If you absolutely need the highest capacity on a device like this, you will need to bump charge..."

Bump charging decreases the life span of your battery. Yes it works, but at a cost.

That article shows no actual proof or studies that bumping will reduce or damage your battery. He just says that it will. BTW, I think you're going to die earlier than you normally would if you eat steak twice a week. See what I did there?
 
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That article shows no actual proof or studies that bumping will reduce or damage your battery. He just says that it will. BTW, I think you're going to die earlier than you normally would if you eat steak twice a week. See what I did there?

After all that research, you're going to disregard his opinion that bump charging decreases the lifespan of the battery? No, I don't see what you did there. The guy obviously knows what he's talking about.
 
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After all that research, you're going to disregard his opinion that bump charging decreases the lifespan of the battery? No, I don't see what you did there. The guy obviously knows what he's talking about.

He did a great job researching and i've personally thanked him for it when he created a thread in the Inc section. There is no proven stat that says it will damage your battery in the long run, though. It's an opinion until there is actually proof. If you don't want to bump because of that article that's your choice.
 
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He did a great job researching and i've personally thanked him for it when he created a thread in the Inc section. There is no proven stat that says it will damage your battery in the long run, though. It's an opinion until there is actually proof. If you don't want to bump because of that article that's your choice.

You say it won't, he says it will. Guess who I'm going to listen to.
 
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Yeah, I kind of agree, and it sucks having to spend an extra $50 for a battery that's better but is also going to make my phone bulkier. But eh, I like the phone otherwise. I was gonna try to hold out to see if a good battery comes out that doesn't make the phone bulkier, but at best, it'd probably only be about 1700-1800 mAH, and if the stock one is 1400, and I'm down to about 40% after 6-7 hours use, I can't imagine 1700-1800 helping THAT much. 2750 should at least let me go 2-3 days between charges (if not more).
 
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Yeah, I kind of agree, and it sucks having to spend an extra $50 for a battery that's better but is also going to make my phone bulkier. But eh, I like the phone otherwise. I was gonna try to hold out to see if a good battery comes out that doesn't make the phone bulkier, but at best, it'd probably only be about 1700-1800 mAH, and if the stock one is 1400, and I'm down to about 40% after 6-7 hours use, I can't imagine 1700-1800 helping THAT much. 2750 should at least let me go 2-3 days between charges (if not more).

The 2750 gets me a FULL day of FULL unadulterated-use-it-as-it-is-meant-to-be-used use. I could see it lasting 2 to 3 days if used in a conservative fashion.
 
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I used a timer (available at home depot, Lowes, orchards supply, etc for 6 dollars) to bump charge my DINC ad TB. I notice quite a difference on the DINC and a little less so on the TB. The timer charges for 4 hours, turns off for 15 minutes and back on for 45 minutes. This cycle is repeated 4 times (off for 15, on for 45, etc). When I wake up, it has been bump charge cycled 4 times. It can be done with the phone on or off. I notice no difference.

I also have lots of lithium polymer batteries for my RC helicopters and those chargers are sophisticated enough to do the bump charge automatically by reducing current (amperage) while maintaining Voltage at 4.20V until the battery is 100% charged. It takes almost twice as long as the initial charge to fully charge the batteries. In other words, the last 15% takes almost as long as the first 85%.

Our phones don't employ the sophisticated algorithoms and simply stop charging as soon as the battery gets to 4.20V. In my RC experience, the batteries are only 80-85% charged when it hits 4.20V which is why bump charging is necessary if you want to "fully" charge your battery.

The $6 timer is a no brainer for those that want to bump charge with zero effort.:D
 
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OMG! DOES BUMP CHARGING EVER WORK! What a difference for me! Went all day to 4AM still had 50% battery. 4G and all. Very little power management going on maybe brightness at 75%. I don't care, I'll buy a new battery every 6 months if I have to. For me its worth it. Easily. Cant wait until the 1800's come out for regular size battery. I refuse to add a bulky extended battery. Not even a consideration.
 
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I used a timer (available at home depot, Lowes, orchards supply, etc for 6 dollars) to bump charge my DINC ad TB. I notice quite a difference on the DINC and a little less so on the TB. The timer charges for 4 hours, turns off for 15 minutes and back on for 45 minutes. This cycle is repeated 4 times (off for 15, on for 45, etc). When I wake up, it has been bump charge cycled 4 times. It can be done with the phone on or off. I notice no difference.

I also have lots of lithium polymer batteries for my RC helicopters and those chargers are sophisticated enough to do the bump charge automatically by reducing current (amperage) while maintaining Voltage at 4.20V until the battery is 100% charged. It takes almost twice as long as the initial charge to fully charge the batteries. In other words, the last 15% takes almost as long as the first 85%.

Our phones don't employ the sophisticated algorithoms and simply stop charging as soon as the battery gets to 4.20V. In my RC experience, the batteries are only 80-85% charged when it hits 4.20V which is why bump charging is necessary if you want to "fully" charge your battery.

The $6 timer is a no brainer for those that want to bump charge with zero effort.:D

What's the brand name for your battery charger? I'm interested in going this route.
 
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If I don't bump charge I may get 6-7 hours of light to moderate use. If I bump I am getting over 20 hours. I know, hard to believe. I hope HTC and Verizon find a way to allow the battery to fully charge with one step. It is a pain in the @ss. Bumped last night took of charger at 6am its 7:45pm and I'm at 77% with light use so far today, screen on time 1hr 14min. I did have LTE off most of the day except when I needed it.
 
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