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Help Samsung Galaxy Core lte

Maggidon

Maggidon

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Hi ho,
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Core Lte and am wondering how to charge it. That is, it presently is down to about 50% after the first charge. Is it ok to begin charging it even at this point or should I let it go down further or does it matter. Someone close to here said their's exploded in their ear because they charged it after letting it go down to O% then began to charge it. Advice will be appreciated, even if it's all contradictory and difficult to understand.
 
Plug it in whenever you want. Generally it's not a good idea to let lithium-ion batteries discharge all the way to 0% or close, but aside from that you can charge it at any level.
As for the exploding battery that may not have been because it was at 0. The battery, phone or charger may have had a defect. Without more information it's hard to know what really happened there. It is important to realize though, that these batteries can in fact turn into little bombs because of their chemical nature and what can happen if they are shorted or overcharged. It does happen once in a while. This is why it's important to avoid cheap chargers that may not have the same safety circuits as an OEM or higher quality aftermarket one. Also the phone itself has very tight regulation built in for charging.
 
Thank you Fox for the helpful reply. The fellow whose phone exploded says he had it hooked up to his car battery but I have serious doubts about that. The phone supposedly exploded because the car battery caught on fire.
But as to charging my own phone, I appreciate your advice. And I'll not be hooking it up to car batteries! :-)
 
Fox Mulder said:
Plug it in whenever you want. Generally it's not a good idea to let lithium-ion batteries discharge all the way to 0% or close, but aside from that you can charge it at any level.
As for the exploding battery that may not have been because it was at 0. The battery, phone or charger may have had a defect. Without more information it's hard to know what really happened there. It is important to realize though, that these batteries can in fact turn into little bombs because of their chemical nature and what can happen if they are shorted or overcharged. It does happen once in a while. This is why it's important to avoid cheap chargers that may not have the same safety circuits as an OEM or higher quality aftermarket one. Also the phone itself has very tight regulation built in for charging.
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^^so^^much^^this!!
 
funky, can you please explain what you mean by your reply. Thanks!
(Just perchance you do not see my question, please let me know)
 
I would think after the initial explosion, he felt it to be a negative experience. Again, thank you Fox for the assistance. :-)
 
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