safe to leave phone (turned off) in multimedia dock for several days?

dsxdroider
Newbie

If my Droid X is turned off and I do not need to use it (literally do not need to turn it on) for several days, is it okay to leave it in the multimedia desktop dock (or whatever it is called)?

 

Similarly, is it okay to leave it plugged in to the wall charger?

 

I believe that some of these devices, if not the phone itself, are designed to slow down the charge as the battery comes closer to full charge, and then to turn off charging until the battery charge goes down (either do to use or lack of use over time), in which case it starts charging again, but only a little if it is near a full charge. I doubt that charging through the USB cable has this effect (unless it is built into the phone or the motodrivers that the phone autoinstalls on the computer the first time you connect it with a USB cable for any reason).

 

So are any or all of these 3 things safe to leave connected when my Droid X is turned off for several days on a full charge: 1) multimedia desk dock, 2) wall charger, and/or 3) USB cable?

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crb79
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Yes, once you'r phone reaches 100% charge it will stop charging.  The problem is that if it is turned off, it will not automatically start charging again, it will need to either be turned on, or unplugged and plugged back in.  However, since you have a new battery, a phone turned off will not drain your battery much even over an extended period of time such as a week.

 

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