Battery Overview
3.7V Li-ion polymer 1150mAh single cell - not removable. Battery life will depend on how it is being used. Turn off the unit when it is not being used to conserve battery life. Turning the unit back on will require the unit to re-establish the Wi-Fi connection which may take a minute or so at most. The Nugget will turn itself off to conserve battery life.
Power Saving features
The Nugget will go into sleep mode as much as possible. After a longer idle time, the Nugget will go into a lower power mode. After 10 minutes, if left unattended, the Nugget will power off.
Battery Charger
The battery management circuitry prevents over-charging and over-usage. When the battery level drops to approximately 25%, the power LED will start to blink green.
The charger that is supplied with the Nugget has been chosen to optimize the charging of the battery. The power-status light shows yellow when the charger is plugged in. Blinking yellow means that it is charging, solid yellow means that the charging is complete. The Nugget can be used while being charged and the charger may be left connected indefinitely. Typical charging time for a fully drained battery is approximately 3 hours.
If the battery has been exhausted, there will be a small delay while it charges up enough to operate.
The Nugget can be charged using other chargers or even using the USB port of a computer but the charging time may vary depending on the source and how it is recognized.
Note: firmware updates will be provided from time to time. In order to install an update, the charger supplied with the Nugget WILL be required.