Partial charges & battery life

[ethnobot]

Really quick question - with Li ion batteries you get on PVs does topping up the charge when it's partially depleted rather than letting it run out completely before recharging does it have any/much negative effect on battery life/performance in the longer term?

 

[Dario]

No ill-effects at all. A partial discharge and recharge actually prolongs the battery life. Full depletion and charging will shorten it.

 

[Warlordxxx]

That's the same with pretty much all (if not all) li-ion batteries and complete discharge is not good for them in the slightest which is why most devices use them cut out before the battery goes flat so it still retains some charge

 

[ethnobot]

That's good - know this kinda thing varies between different kinds of battery & toppin up the charges on the batteries is something that'll be possible for me for big chunks of a fair few days

 

[grants1]

Good news! I thought I was overcharging my batteries without them being completely dead all the time.

 

[tmcase]

I was wondering the same thing so thanks for asking the question.

 

[Critter Man]

This is a good thread for anyone wondering about this:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...le-how-many-charges-regular-manuals-last.html

 

[ethnobot]

I'm at the stage right now of finding a couple of different PVs best for particular situations but, having experimented to find 'em, not having much cash to spend on vaping stuff for a few weeks (just bought a bunch of liquid samples too ). This means I don't have much in the way off spare batts for the right now. Earning my rent and vaping money involves a bunch of freelance writing and numbercrunching right now tho so a whole chunk of my day's spent with one or other computer on & they're all usb chargers. So I wanna just stick the batt for the PV I'm not using in to the computer to top up the charge whatever the level's got down to & change 'em over when I'm reaching for the other one, so that neither is likely to run outta charge on me completely until I can afford a better solution.

This is a good thread for anyone wondering about this:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...le-how-many-charges-regular-manuals-last.html

Thanks, that's a great thread link - I'm still getting the hang of searching the forums so I appreciate it

I was wondering the same thing so thanks for asking the question.

Haha... remember the nerd in high school everyone used to pretend was soo annoying but asked all the questions that other people wanted to know the answers to but didn't ask for any number of reasons? When I'm new or newish to any subject in life these days, and especially on the internet, I make an actual point of being that nerd coz usually if I'm scratchin' my head about something then at least one other person somewhere is too.

Peace, ethnobot

 

[hairball]

I haven't killed a battery yet and I've been vaping since August 2010. I don't let them drain completely and recharge often. Nine months today, and nothing dead is great...I probably jinx myself and they'll all crapout at once on me.

 

[ethnobot]

I probably jinx myself and they'll all crapout at once on me.

I actually still have the last disposable I bought the day I got my 1st real rechargeable & thus never used. They have a long shelf life so I kept it precisely due to paranoia about the circumstance you describe. I should put it in a little red box with a safety glass front and a little sign saying "In Case of Emergency, Break Glass to Vape"

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[kmb197035]

Lithium-ion battery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BlueDogs]

I haven't killed a battery yet and I've been vaping since August 2010. I don't let them drain completely and recharge often. Nine months today, and nothing dead is great...I probably jinx myself and they'll all crapout at once on me.

This would so be my luck. And I would have a huge order of E-liquids due to arrive by FedEx or UPS the next day or something to boot. LOL

~Darlene~

 

[blue8091]

This is one of the most important aspects of ECigs - and I was very grateful to have read this information before my kit even arrived. In fact, I made 2 more orders after the first initial one - and stocked myself with 5 batteries.

I have 2 stds and 3 longs - and use the longs exclusively. I had 2 diff cartos and I alternate between them during the day and then the next morning - top them both off - while surfing with the "power cig".

After charging - about how long does a batt last when you are not using it? Just curious.

 

[Jerk]

Amazing info. I knew that they did not have a memory effect however I did not know that "deep cycling" would have a noticeable negative affect.