Multiple MX1000s

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Minotaar

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Hi,

Has anyone ever tried using two MX1000s at a time; one on the charger one in hand? I've got one right now and I was kinda thinking of springing for a second one to avoid the annoyance of a charging station. I fucking love the mouse and I hate switching to my crappy laptop mouse when I run out of batts.

My concern is that if you have two MX1000s they wont want to sync to the same charger as two mice. Was wondering if this works. I dont want to have to have two chargers out.
 
Why not charge it overnight. I got a MX1000. I use it from 6 in the morning to around 11 at night on 1 charge. Then plug it in overnight. It should work just switch off one of the mouse and turn on the other but push the reconnect link. Im not 100% sure you can try and contact Logitech they have great support and can/will answer your question.
 
Well, Im sick of forgetting to charge it overnight and would rather throw money at the problem than change my habits...
 
Minotaar said:
Well, Im sick of forgetting to charge it overnight and would rather throw money at the problem than change my habits...
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Why not just get something like a G7 which comes with two batteries?

Otherwise Logitech tech support is probably the best place to ask your question.
 
ReDgUaRd008 said:
Why not charge it overnight. I got a MX1000. I use it from 6 in the morning to around 11 at night on 1 charge. Then plug it in overnight. It should work just switch off one of the mouse and turn on the other but push the reconnect link. Im not 100% sure you can try and contact Logitech they have great support and can/will answer your question.
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QFT

You have a mouse with a battery that lasts one to two weeks. Your telling us you cant remember to occasionally set the thing in the charger?
 
heh agreed.
Mine lasts over a week on one charge.
Also a charge while making a coffee will last a few hours.

I have noted that when the mouse is placed in the charger, it no longer functions (buttons dont work).
Whether the mouse is disabled when charging or the base stops transmitting I dont know.
 
Well, considering my very long work days (~16 hrs) I get about 2 days on it. I understand that its obvious to ask me why I dont just grow up and charge it ahead of time. But I am just looking for one fact: can two mice work on the same base station?
 
Having 2 will work just fine. You may need to hit the reset button on the charger and the connect on the mouse when switching occasionally. We have 6 at my office and people switch when they forget to charge with someone who doesn't use it all of the time.
 
Minotaar said:
Hi,

Has anyone ever tried using two MX1000s at a time; one on the charger one in hand? I've got one right now and I was kinda thinking of springing for a second one to avoid the annoyance of a charging station. I fucking love the mouse and I hate switching to my crappy laptop mouse when I run out of batts.

My concern is that if you have two MX1000s they wont want to sync to the same charger as two mice. Was wondering if this works. I dont want to have to have two chargers out.
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i do exactly what you want to do with the mx1000.

I have 2, one charges one in use, then swap when it completly dies (saves on the battery) as li-ion will only take so many charges in the first place before it dies.

Note: you do need to hit the reset button as suggested above when exchanging them out. no biggie.
 
some info I found about the Li-ion batteries
Simple Guidelines

* Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs from nickel-based batteries.) Short battery life in a laptop is mainly cause by heat rather than charge / discharge patterns.

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* Batteries with fuel gauge (laptops) should be calibrated by applying a deliberate full discharge once every 30 charges. Running the pack down in the equipment does this. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate and in some cases cut off the device prematurely.

* Keep the lithium-ion battery cool. Avoid a hot car. For prolonged storage, keep the battery at a 40% charge level.

* Consider removing the battery from a laptop when running on fixed power. (Some laptop manufacturers are concerned about dust and moisture accumulating inside the battery casing.)

* Avoid purchasing spare lithium-ion batteries for later use. Observe manufacturing dates. Do not buy old stock, even if sold at clearance prices.

* If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one to the fullest and keep the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze the battery. For best results, store the battery at 40% state-of-charge.
 
From the looks of the graph it is related to how low you let it get before you recharge it.
The graphs show 500 charges/discharges and the resultant effects depending how low you let the battery get.
The amount the battery can re-charge is reduced if the MX1000 battery is discharged more.

I found this which explains it a bit better
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-22.htm

It appears the C rating is dependant on the level of current flow from the battery, 1C being low current, 3C being high current.
1C is the standard current rating of the battery, 3C is 3 times the current flow.

What I havent managed to find out is if using a 1C or 2C level of current flow for a longer period of time (to get the battery level lower) has the same impact.
I imagine the result is similar and that the effect is also ~proportional to the battery level before re-charging, as well as the rate that current that flowed.

I will now be charging my battery more often lol !
 
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