battery life?

[ConCon]

was just curious...is it bad to recharge your batteries before they've been fully (or almost) drained of power? I know that keeping a laptop plugged in for a prolonged period of time and not letting it off the charger is bad for your battery life. is this somewhat similar to the batteries for vape? like a normal 18650 or 16350? would it be wiser to just use the battery for its full potential instead of just trying to recharge it to its full capacity in any off-chance, or does it really make no difference?

tl;dr: just wondering if the battery performance decreases over time if you put it on a charger when it has not even been fully used yet.

 

[GraceH]

Good question. I was wondering the same thing. I'm looking forward to some responses on this thread. Thanks for posting!

Happy Vaping

 

[fourthrok]

It's fine to recharge a battery even if it isn't fully discharged (in fact...DON'T fully discharge it if there is no warning light on your PV indicating that the battery is low). Li-ion and IMR batteries don't have a "memory". You can top them off at will.

 

[DavidOck]

They are said to actually last longer (i.e. more recharges) if you recharge before dead. Has to do with the chemistry of the battery and what goes on with a deep / flat discharge. Another reason for "back-ups" - so you can switch out before they're dead, and prolong their use.