Does leaving the iPod connected to the docking station negetively affect the battery? i.e?

Well ipod batteries can't overcharge, they are wired up in a circuit that when it says that the charge is complete, it won't allow it to charge any longer , this is similar to laptops because they do the same thing.

I think the more you charge it the quicker the battery runs out eventually. Mine seems to die faster now than it did a year ago.

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