Is charging too much.. Bad?
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I believe it is NiCad batteries that have 'memory' issues. The ones used in PVs are the lithium (LiON?) ones that do not.
Its actually good to not let them drain down , they will live longer. I also read somewhere here that not charging the completely also helps to keep them going longer, but without having a charger that tells you how full the voltage is when charging its hard to do that. Plus once they are charged, dont let them sit in the charger is good for their life and yours, as its not safe to ever leave them on there unattended.
Yeah. I'm pretty good about not leaving them on the charger. I never charge when I'm asleep. In the morning I put them on the charger one at a time till all 4 of them are charged. I keep wanting to vape till their dead.. So I can see how long it takes. But I can't bring myself to do it! Lol..
I was an electronic tech for about 15 years until I changed careers in the early 90s. Any ET worth his salt would always completely discharge any rechargeable battery before recharging - the well known 'memory effect" of the batteries of the day as the reason. Of course this was before modern lithium-based battery technology/methodology rendered the memory effect null and void, in theory anyway.
As old habits are hard to break, I continue to fully discharge my batts as if the memory effect still prevails. Whether this practice really helps or the hurts the batteries, I have only anecdotal evidence to offer. I am still using the very first e-cig batt that I bought in November last year, a 4081 shorty. I don't use this battery extensively, but I use it daily, primarily when driving to and from work or other outings (along with a 510 mega). A friend who started vaping before I did, and is a heavy vaper, rotates three e-go 650 batts to get through the day. All of his batteries are over a year old and he has always fully discharged the batteries before recharging.
My primary vaping batteries are two 14500 that I rotate in a 3.7V box mod, a 14500 pair that I use in a dual battery box mod (3.7 @ 1800 mAh), and another pair in a vv box mod. The oldest of these batteries I purchased in January this year, and just over the past couple of days, I have noticed that one of these seems to be slipping a little bit and not holding a charge as well as before.
I know others may well respond to say I am totally and completely wrong. I know that these e-cig batteries are said to be immune to the memory effect. I am only reporting what I have observed through first hand experience.
As old habits are hard to break, I continue to fully discharge my batts as if the memory effect still prevails. Whether this practice really helps or the hurts the batteries, I have only anecdotal evidence to offer. I am still using the very first e-cig batt that I bought in November last year, a 4081 shorty. I don't use this battery extensively, but I use it daily, primarily when driving to and from work or other outings (along with a 510 mega). A friend who started vaping before I did, and is a heavy vaper, rotates three e-go 650 batts to get through the day. All of his batteries are over a year old and he has always fully discharged the batteries before recharging.
My primary vaping batteries are two 14500 that I rotate in a 3.7V box mod, a 14500 pair that I use in a dual battery box mod (3.7 @ 1800 mAh), and another pair in a vv box mod. The oldest of these batteries I purchased in January this year, and just over the past couple of days, I have noticed that one of these seems to be slipping a little bit and not holding a charge as well as before.
I know others may well respond to say I am totally and completely wrong. I know that these e-cig batteries are said to be immune to the memory effect. I am only reporting what I have observed through first hand experience.
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