Thread: Battery going dead when not in use?
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2007-06-02 , 11:21
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#12
Originally Posted by igor View Post
The RTC doesn't require the main processor to be on. With a flat battery (flat as your device cannot even start to tell you that the battery is discharged) the RTC can still go on for ages. So it's far better to _not_ remove the battery.

And anyway never do it with the device on.
Yes, you can do it (remove the battery, that is) with the device on. It's actually recommended at the last resort for a hung tablet. No ill -- beyond loss of what's in RAM -- has ever come from it.