nVidia Shield K1 Tablet - Leaving it plugged in?

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AKLT

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I finally purchased one of these, my usage will pretty much be leaving it on during the day while im at work.

Whilst a automated game is playing while im away.

I have a concern, does it have smart charging? eg. when its full it stops accepting a charge.

Or will this type of usage run a risk of damaging the battery?
 
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Phillip Corcoran
Doesn't say anything in the specs sheet about any battery charging protection/conditioning features, only that it has a non-removable Li-Ion 5200 mAh battery:

http://www.gsmarena.com/nvidia_shield_k1-7832.php

The manufacturer's own spec sheet doesn't mention any battery protection features either:
https://shield.nvidia.co.uk/tablet/k1

I'd make an educated guess that if you leave the charger connected for long periods when battery doesn't need charging, the battery would suffer the same fate as those on laptops in that gradually it will become less and less able to provide power for very long even when it shows fully charged.

My laptop battery has fallen victim to that (my own fault for not removing it when laptop was always being...
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Doesn't say anything in the specs sheet about any battery charging protection/conditioning features, only that it has a non-removable Li-Ion 5200 mAh battery:

http://www.gsmarena.com/nvidia_shield_k1-7832.php

The manufacturer's own spec sheet doesn't mention any battery protection features either:
https://shield.nvidia.co.uk/tablet/k1

I'd make an educated guess that if you leave the charger connected for long periods when battery doesn't need charging, the battery would suffer the same fate as those on laptops in that gradually it will become less and less able to provide power for very long even when it shows fully charged.

My laptop battery has fallen victim to that (my own fault for not removing it when laptop was always being used on mains power every day for a about a year). It's problematic for you since it's non-removable.
 
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