In it’s default environment, I have my OB-4 connected via line-in to my desktop computer… so I don’t really turn it off. I also have the AC power cable plugged in (because it’s always on).
Is this no good bad news bears?
…bad for flash/storage because of continuous writes? (at least, i think it’s flash)
…bad for battery life? (if not engineered to account for this scenario)
I’ve noticed that the tape stops spinning after a period of prolonged silence… then automatically resumes when audio is detected.
Anyone else do either/both of these? Anybody have bad results from doing this?
I may be (very) wrong, but my only concern would be the battery life span. Depending on how they programmed (if any) battery charge management, you may shorten its life. Just like in a laptop.
Got mine a few days ago, and keeping it mostly unplugged for now. I guess I’ll charge it on a per need basis, trying not to go as low as 20ish%.
So I just ran into a new issue where when the unit is fully charged it will continue to blink red at an unknown frequency. I saw on Reddit some users suggesting this was the beginning of the end for their batteries and I am expecting that will be what happens to me. Currently seems fine but I don’t see many people talking about this. I left mine plugged in for the majority of the time I have owned it and never would have expected to ruin the battery this way…
it is generally bad to keep lithium batteries at/around 100% for extended periods of time. it doesn’t outright damage the battery but it hurts battery health and longevity. this is universal for all lithium ions. for a few months its prob no big deal but if its in the order of years that’ll drastically reduce the batteries ability to exchange.