belkin auto kit and ipod battery life

[str8ridah]

i just got the belkin auto kit for $20 at circuit city, seemed like a pretty good deal...i like the idea of using the line out in my car, seems to me like the sound quality improves alot, but i'm wondering if it's bad for my ipod's battery life to constantly have it hooked up to the charger? i mainly use my ipod in my car, so it'd pretty much be charging everytime i play music from it...i'm guessing theres no way to use just the line out function and not have it charge?

[MOCKBA]

iPod it's smart enough to avoid overchargin batteries. Anyway, I use auto kit as backup, so even didn't unpack it yet.

[dl109er]

Is the Belkin Auto Kit now available in black??

Also, somebody posted on the Amzaon.com site for Belkin Auto Kit that its charging caused the iPod battery to develop a memory - anybody else hear of this??

GREAT!!! but ONE drawback, March 5, 2005
Reviewer: L. Meggison "Headless Rocker" (Sleepy Hollow, NY USA) - See all my reviews


I've found this to be one of the best accessories that I've purchased for my iPod mini. It works extremely well and for you people that have more than one item to plug into your cigarette lighter (i.e. radar detector), you can go to Target or an auto parts store to purchase a splitter for about 5 bucks. I've experienced no loss of performance from having both the iPod and my radar detector plugged into the lighter at the same time.

The only drawback that I've experienced becomes advice to the new purchaser of this item. Although it has been said that the battery cannot develop "battery memory" I found that my battery had lost some of it's life. I had been automatically plugging in my mini everytime I got in the car, even when the battery had only been used for about an hour. My battery now lasts for about 4-5 hours of playtime. I HIGHLY recommend that you do not use this device until your battery is almost depleted of it's charge, as this item charges the battery while you use it. I'll be replacing the battery shortly, and I now I know that I do not have to "freak" about having enough playing time and plan to follow my own advice !!