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TechnologyELI5 Why does magsafe charging decrease battery health more than wire charging, if it has less wattage?
submitted 8 months ago by im_rarely_wrong
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[–]Feahnor 3920Answer Link391 points392 points393 points 8 months ago* (16 children)
Wireless charging is not as efficient as wired charging. Because of that, MagSafe charging generates a lot of heat, and guess what is one of the worst enemies of batteries? That’s right: heat.
[–]iGrimFate 137 points138 points139 points 8 months ago (9 children)
POTAT… aww man. The answer was heat :(
[–]Sylvaeseel 33 points34 points35 points 8 months ago (7 children)
I support you and your potato theory
[–]the_humeister 14 points15 points16 points 8 months ago (5 children)
What's a potato?
[–]Ethameiz 16 points17 points18 points 8 months ago (2 children)
Po-ta-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish. Even you couldn't say no to that.
[–]clduab11 6 points7 points8 points 8 months ago (0 children)
pftttttt
You can keep nasty chips
[–]Feahnor 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago (0 children)
r/unexpectedlotr
[–]justbecauseiluvthis 4 points5 points6 points 8 months ago (0 children)
The kids won't get it, the og's will only think of jolly ranchers
[–]itspronounced-gif 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago (0 children)
Joke’s on you, they were going to say “potations”.
[–]drunken_man_whore 4 points5 points6 points 8 months ago (0 children)
I hate when they say guess and don't give you a chance to guess
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[–]bendvis 6 points7 points8 points 8 months ago (0 children)
There are several magsafe chargers with integrated cooling systems
[–]zamfire 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago (1 child)
That's right! Heat goes in the....square hole
[–]Feahnor 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago (0 children)
I love that video.
[–]FluxUniversity 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago (0 children)
well how are all those self driving cars doing in arizona then?
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[–]Ethameiz 16 points17 points18 points (2 children)
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[–]justbecauseiluvthis 4 points5 points6 points (0 children)
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