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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / April 2006Mobile phone use inside the car`
Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? Thank you. > Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your > battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? Other than "hang the f***ing thing up and drive?" None. When the car is running there are no issues - leave it charging as long as you want. Depending on the amperage drain of your charger you might want to unplug it when the car is parked for any length of time. Go into the supermarket and you'll be fine; leave it plugged in overnight and you might come back to a dead car battery. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX >> Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >> battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >you'll be fine; leave it plugged in overnight and you might come back to a >dead car battery. My '92 Corolla Wagon solves that problem for ya.... The cigarette lighter socket turns off when you take the key out...  SignatureScott in Florida > > Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your > > battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? > > Other than "hang the f***ing thing up and drive?" None. A-MEN. You can now get a $100 ticket in Washington DC for talking on the cell phone while driving. For some reason, handsfree phones are exempt -- ever talk to your wife on the speakerphone about picking up half a dozen things from Safeway while you're dodging tourists and old ladies in Oldsmobile SUV's? > For some reason, handsfree phones are exempt Probably because its exactly the same as having a passenger, if not better because you wont be tempted to look at the phone while you talk to it - dont suppose they will ban passengers or give you 100$ ticket for chatting to them. >> Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >> battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? > Other than "hang the f***ing thing up and drive?" None. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and you'll be fine; leave it plugged in overnight and you might come back > to a dead car battery. If the overnight use of your charger kills your car battery,it was already time to replace it. Mine is on continuously without a problem, sometimes for a week without the truck being driven. > If the overnight use of your charger kills your car battery,it > was already time to replace it. Mine is on continuously without > a problem, sometimes for a week without the truck being driven. T-Mobile manual says: "For optimum performance of your phone and your battery, avoid charging your battery only partially, but instead always charge it completely. You should also avoid recharging a battery that is already full or nearly full. This may shorten the life of the battery." >> If the overnight use of your charger kills your car battery,it >> was already time to replace it. Mine is on continuously without >> a problem, sometimes for a week without the truck being driven. > T-Mobile manual says: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > is already full or nearly full. This may shorten the life of > the battery." What we have here is a failure to communicate. I have my truck cell phone charger plugged in and it is on continuously in my truck but my phone is not plugged into it continuously, only when it needs a charge and I am not at home. I was talking about the vehicle battery being too weak to hold a charge. > Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your > battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? > > Thank you. Frequent use of a cell phone charger will not affect the life of your car battery but it may affect the life of the cell phone battery. No other considerations when using a cell phone charger in a Toyota because the 12V outlets are switched with the accessory/ignition switch. Obviously, you also face the dangers of talking and driving, etc. SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) >> Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >> battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Obviously, you also face the dangers of talking and driving, etc. Yes, and it's no trivial matter either...also it's not the same as chatting with passengers with you either... Signature-Gord. (use gordon in email) >>Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >>battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Obviously, you also face the dangers of talking and driving, etc. And......not to mention an increased chance of brain tumors from the RF radiation. snips >>>Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >>>battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >And......not to mention an increased chance of brain tumors from the RF >radiation. I personally doubt this...it's never been even remotely connected (AFIK) ...I'm a long time ham radio operator (55 years) I've used handheld radios of up to 5 watts of RF and high power amplifiers (1000 watts DC) as have most of my friends/associates and I've never heard of any of them suffering with this malady...I think it's just an 'old wives tale' Signature-Gord. (use gordon in email) > I personally doubt this...it's never been even remotely connected > (AFIK) ...I'm a long time ham radio operator (55 years) > I've used handheld radios of up to 5 watts of RF and high power > amplifiers (1000 watts DC) as have most of my friends/associates > and I've never heard of any of them suffering with this > malady...I think it's just an 'old wives tale' I agree, theres no scientific data to back this up at all, and there has been a LOT of research on the subject. J >>>Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >>>battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > And......not to mention an increased chance of brain tumors from the RF > radiation. I'm not convinced that the chance of developing brain tumors increases from the RF radiation, but just in case, I used the term "dangers" to include all of the risks that come from talking and driving. SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) >>>>Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >>>>battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >the RF radiation, but just in case, I used the term "dangers" to include all >of the risks that come from talking and driving. Damned tootin Ray...I think there's massive danger in using a cel phone while driving...some say "Well, then, get y'self a 'hands free' unit!...gee!...big difference THAT will make!...it's NOT the lack of the hand that's the problem, it's the lack of half (or whatever) of your brain that's important. It takes much more concentration to use a phone that to converse with your passengers in the vehicle. I'm a long time ham radio operator (40+ years) and have had mobile VHF equipment in my car for all of them. I discovered long ago that it wasn't smart to use the radio actively while under way because of the distraction of paying a lot of attention to what's being said then formulating answers etc. I found myself making many more traffic errors while doing that. I made a resolution to just listen casually and to not transmit while moving, if I needed to communicate I stopped, do my thing then carried on...it really does make a big difference. Signature-Gord. (use gordon in email) >>>>>Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >>>>>battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > while moving, if I needed to communicate I stopped, do my thing > then carried on...it really does make a big difference. As a real estate broker, I'm on the cell phone quite a bit. It doesn't take much to pull into a parking lot or gas station to deal with the phone and then get back on the road. SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) > It takes much more concentration to use a phone that to converse > with your passengers in the vehicle. With hands-free? hows that? you dont need to touch the phone, all you have to do is speak. You dont even need to press anything to answer or hang up?? How is that different to conversing with a passenger? J >> It takes much more concentration to use a phone that to converse >> with your passengers in the vehicle. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >J It's the concentration required J, you must concentrate much more just to pick out what's being said on the phone plus you have no visual cues on the phone, body language?. One gets many clues about the trend of the conversation from body language of a 'live' speaker, and with multiple passengers the driver isn't 'sort of under the gun' to pay attention to it either...in general, it's just more 'relaxed' than phone conversation. Matter of fact, the 'powers that be' are considering banning cel phone use while driving...my wife and I don't allow ourselves to do that. Just imagine how you'd feel, if, due to a second's inattention, you failed to initiate panic braking and killed a little kid who darted out between cars parked along a street?. Nothing in God's world could be worse I think. Signature-Gord. (use gordon in email) "Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message > It's the concentration required J, you must concentrate much more > just to pick out what's being said on the phone plus you have no [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 'sort of under the gun' to pay attention to it either...in > general, it's just more 'relaxed' than phone conversation. I really dont see where you're coming from. To see body language you need to be looking in the general direction of tha passenger - and when driving thats certainly not where I'm looking. Maybe its just me but I can bearly even see anything but the legs of my passenger while im driving. If i want to see them i have to look left, which means taking my eyes off the road. I dont have to do that and i dont feel obliged to look the person speaking when they are a phone! Also why do you have to concentrate more to pick out whats being said? Do you have particularly bad cell coverage there? Its a clear as a whistle and right in my earphone when im using mine - i might look like a star-trek reject but thats a side point! All i have to do is sit back and chat as if i was talking to myself?? With multiple passengers you feel the need to look in the mirror to talk to them - but since I cant fit anyone in the back of my car i dont really have that either! I suppose its a personal thing but IMO if there is someone there to talk to you feel the need to look at them, its human nature and you just pointed it out. If theres no-one there and you have good coverage so the line doesnt break up (99% of the UK) a phone takes less effort to talk to and requires no visual contact. J > Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your > battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? > > Thank you. I can never remember to charge my phone at home. My 25 minute commute plus a car charger is enough to keep it working for the day. But I'm worried. Am I messing up the battery? No. Search lithium ion on wikipedia. I've been keeping my phone plugged in the lighter socket while I talk and drive around town. Will I ruin my car battery? Yes, right after you hit something. I read your question as the first one as the second one doesn't really make any sense. These posts are mixed up so that one can't read them properly...let me try to untangle them >> Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >> battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? >> >> Thank you. No...modern cell phones use lithium ion (or similar) batteries and don't develop a 'memory' >I can never remember to charge my phone at home. My 25 minute commute plus >a car charger is enough to keep it working for the day. But I'm worried. >Am I messing up the battery? I'd say that the battery is already 'messed up'...it certainly should last longer than that...my cel phone is several years old, I use it every day and it will last about a week on one overnight charge. (mind you, I don't carry on hour long chats on it...) >I've been keeping my phone plugged in the lighter socket while I talk and >drive around town. Will I ruin my car battery? God no!...a cel phone draws very little current and your car battery will drive it for a very long time, even if you 'weren't charging it while using the phone... I'd get that battery checked (or changed) though, it's certainly a little lazy... Signature-Gord. (use gordon in email) The day? Where did you buy your phone? Mine will stay charged for a week or more and I use it often, even to connect to the internet ;) mike hunt >> Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >> battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I can never remember to charge my phone at home. My 25 minute commute > plus a car charger is enough to keep it working for the day. >Will frequent use of a cell phone charger affect the life of your >battery? Any other considerations when using a cell phone charger? > >Thank you. If you have setting on your phone to slow down the charging rate, set it at the lowest practical mode. Batteries last longer the slower they are recharged. > If you have setting on your phone to slow down the charging rate, set > it at the lowest practical mode. Batteries last longer the slower > they are recharged. This depends on the battery type. Some (like old nicads, though not used in phones i know!) work better if charged fast. |
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