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Last week I xkcd#1053'd (aka lucky 10,000'd) https://chargie.org https://chargie.org thanks to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43766728#43767575 https://ne
by password4321 1y ago
Last week I xkcd#1053'd (aka lucky 10,000'd) https://chargie.org https://chargie.org thanks to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43766728#43767575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43766728#43767575 (additional anecdata: https://hn.algolia.com?query=chargie&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com?query=chargie&type=comment)
>an interposing dongle [$25 on sale!] which provides a Bluetooth receiver and app that lets you set arbitrary preferences on your phone and fast charge, slow charge, or turn off the charger at configurable state of charge setpoints or times
Another option I learned about just now for Macbooks: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter (macOS 11+; $25 Pro version)
And I saw your recommendation elsewhere in the previous discussion I dug up (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31841051#31842078 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31841051#31842078) because someone mentioned that power cycling the battery on a timer would still eventually encounter the same problem.
>Trades one problem for another. Now you are cycling the battery frequently which is going to do the same thing in the end.
- coderatlarge 1y agoisn’t this what usb-pd is for?
- Abishek_Muthian 1y agoI’d add using those old 1A charger for slow charging the device overnight to reduce heat generated during charging especially during summer.