Charging practice for 14650 Batts.

[Gadd]

Is it better to charge these batteries (or any other for that matter) before they are completely drained, or wait till they stop working. Or does it even make any difference. I want to get the most life from batteries that I can, and I'm just not sure. Thanks.

 

[oblivyan]

Good question... I use two 14500s in a 5v box mod and I simply vape until the batteries click off from their protection circuit. That may be a no-go, but I have not have any issues with this practice yet. The first time I did it I wondered what had happened, put the batteries to my Fluke and saw that one was at 3.28v and the other didn't register until I put it on the charger for a quick second and back on the Fluke. I guess the protection circuit had to click back on with that one. I really don't do this on purpose, I just don't keep track of the charge and, before I know it, the protection circuit cuts in, and I'm like, crap

I'll be watching to see what others, hopefully with a stronger knowledge base, have to say about this.