Extend Kindle Battery Life

The Kindle DX boasts a built-in, rechargeable, 3.7V Lithium Polymer cell of 1530mAh. Amazon claims that a properly maintained Kindle DX battery is designed to last for up to a few years. So, the question is how to treat Kindle DX battery to extend its life? Following are a few simple tips, first five are the most important: 1. Make sure that you fully recharge Kindle DX battery at least once per month (fully recharge means charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down). 2. Don't drop the battery charge to low. The battery cell has its own safe-voltage-limit (~ 3 V). If cell will be driven outside its safe voltage range can cause the failure of the battery and/or, worst case, results in its explode or catching fire while charging. So,the pop-up alarm of low voltage on your Kindle DX screen is a good signal to start the recharging cycle. 3. To prevent failure, never store the battery fully discharged. Apply some charge before storage, and then charge fully before use. 4. When possible avoid frequent full discharges. Instead, charge the battery more often. There is no concern of battery's memory when applying unscheduled charges. 5. Avoid Kindle DX from both overheating (> 35° C )and undercooling (< 0° C). The optimal temperature for Kindle DX is 22-23° C. The elevated temperatures hasten permanent capacity loss for Kindle DX battery. The worst condition is running Kindle DX with a fully charged battery at elevated temperatures. While the battery is kept fully charged, the inside temperature during operation rises to 45°C. So if your Kindle DX exposures direct sun run it at about a 40% state-of-charge. 6. Free Kindle DX from its leather or any other case when charging the battery. These cases prevent adequate ventilation, and cause extra temperature rise while charging. 7. To safe battery's power: stay it wireless when you don't need its wispernet connection, and/or turn -off its auto rotate feature. On the left side of each page of this site you may find the panel of our Live Chat where you can communicate with each other, share your own experience and get extra solutions on problems associated with sophisticated stuff that seems to be a lemon for you at the moment. Our Live Chat operates on autopilot basis. There is no need to login to use the chat. Just type, press Go and start chatting. If there is no immediate response to your message be patient. Someone may answer it in a little while. So check this chat from time to time, scroll down all messages and press "older messages" at the bottom to view all responses.