G10 charging question

[Phil_GMC]

Hello folks,

 

I use my G10 for my 90 minute practise each night and I put it in the dock to charge it afterwards. Someone told me that the transmitter can only be charged about 300 times, does that mean it won't last a year doing it this way?

 

Thanks

 

Phil

[jbuhajla]

Hello folks,

 

I use my G10 for my 90 minute practise each night and I put it in the dock to charge it afterwards. Someone told me that the transmitter can only be charged about 300 times, does that mean it won't last a year doing it this way?

 

Thanks

 

Phil

I am not sure where "someone" got the 300 charges from. I have been using mine for about a year and I do the very same thing you do. No issues with charging yet. 

 

All rechargeable batteries do have a definite lifespan though, so at some point you will need to replace it. 

[MusicLaw]

One Full Charge cycle is from battery shut down to Full Charge -- regardless if this occurs over several partial recharges. In other words, charging to full then using 1/4 of the battery capacity (for example, 2 hours of transmit time), then recharging to full capacity equals only 1/4 of a Full Charge Cycle. Do this Four times and you have reached One Full Charge Cycle. Most Lithium Battery powered devices have a life of between 300 to 500 Full Charge Cycles. That would be about 2400 hours (at least) of G10 Transmit time at the rated 8 hours of transmit time per G10 Full Charge. Lithium rechargeable batteries do not have anywhere near the memory problem of NiCd nor NiMh batteries. Partial charging or topping off a Lithium rechargeable battery is not a problem.

[Phil_GMC]

Thanks for clarifying, I'll carry on as I am :)

 

Is the actual battery replaceable or do I have to buy a new transmitter?

 

Cheers

 

Phil