Troubleshooting & Safety

What Happens Electrically When a Device Reaches 100% While Still Plugged In

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The device’s battery management system stops bulk charging and switches to a trickle mode that tops off small amounts of self-discharge as needed, rather than continuously pushing current into an already-full battery.

Worth knowing

Small details like this rarely change a buying decision on their own, but they explain a lot of the charging behavior people assume is a problem when it’s actually normal.

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