Couple of Reo/Reomizer qestions

[vang0gh]

The shallower the depth of discharge before recharging, and the less time the battery sits at < 100% charge, the greater its life. I recharge any battery used that day every night. With only one Grand, that was down to 3.6-3.7V when the bottle was used up in 16 hours. With two Grands, the 2000 mAH in the work/commute tumbled is used about 9 hours (0.8Ω), and the 1600 mAH in the home powdercoat about 7 hours (0.5Ω), both between 3.8 - 3.9V when pulled. I rotate three batteries per Grand and I'm probably not the only one with a multimeter next to my family room chair.

I actually thought the opposite...not based on any real information mind you...I just thought it was better to more fully discharge the battery before sticking it on a charger. So, this is good information to know.

 

[thinkingaboutit]

I actually thought the opposite...not based on any real information mind you...I just thought it was better to more fully discharge the battery before sticking it on a charger. So, this is good information to know.

I'm old school. I still condition batteries with two full charge discharge cycles. After that I charge as needed. It works for me.

 

[FeistyAlice]

I actually thought the opposite...not based on any real information mind you...I just thought it was better to more fully discharge the battery before sticking it on a charger. So, this is good information to know.

That's more in line with NiMH chemistry treatment and battery chemistries that have "memory affect." Not needed for typical lithium chemistries as they don't suffer that. You can start and stop charging them without worrying about causing a premature limit on capicity that comes about with "memory affect." In fact where it is not advisable to top up other chemistries lithium benifits.

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