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I use this rule of thumb, knowing how the ions in a battery when used or charged get excited and unstable. Finished discharging, set aside for an hour to 4 hours to let the ions settle down, place on charger, finished charging, set aside again for an hour to 4 hours to let the battery rest and ions to settle back down. Pulling fresh off a charge, the battery is a little stressed (heated up) due to charging is like pushing air into a can through a pin hole, makes them very grumpy and unstable, so going from this excited stated directly to high current discharging can cause issues as well as damage the membranes and electrolytes internally decreasing battery life and max output, the reverse aspect from mod directly to charger also applies. Single battery mod, look at having at least 4 batteries in your rotation, dual battery mod have 8, triple battery mod have 12 on hand at all times to keep yourself from having to charge right to mod or mod right to charge all that often.
Also remember charging amps matter, I use a .5 amp charger, I used to use a 1 amp. The slower the charge may be a pain but extends the battery's memory or life span, as it reduces heat and stress. I wait about 30 mins. on a .5 charge rate if I just need the battery. Generally though as I use mechs. mainly, I only use one battery of the rotation once a day or every two days. as @IMFire3605 has stated, keep enough batteries on hand.
@papergoblin I use a nitecore d4 charger but too stupid to understand the output description. it says 0.375A *4 0.75 *2. I take it that means .375 Amps for 4 batteries & .75 for 2 batteries. That's near enough I think.
Treat your batteries with care and avoid grumpy ions.
Let them rest for at least an hour after charging, and have several in your rotation.
Let them rest for at least an hour after charging, and have several in your rotation.
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