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Thread ID: 76469 2007-02-02 02:56:00 Best way of stroring rechargeable batteries? Nomad (952) PC World Chat
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521802 2007-02-02 09:40:00 There is lots of myths about batteries and recharge cycles... like the one about the batteries "memory" where it needs to be fully drained to be recharged... to much for me to go into in a quick post but just Google it. Chrisn (9819)
521803 2007-02-02 10:12:00 memory occurs primarily in NiCad batteries. NiMH batteries are almost never affected and Li-Ion batteries are NEVER affected.

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Dannz (1668)
521804 2007-02-02 15:16:00 Grrooaannn, Joe.

But seriously, I'd also like to know the answer to Nomad's question. I have rechargeables that rarely get used.

Does this mean I have to return my chocky fish? :horrified

(I bit the tail off already...and it was hollow)

>000(*>
SurferJoe46 (51)
521805 2007-02-02 18:39:00 memory occurs primarily in NiCad batteries. NiMH batteries are almost never affected and Li-Ion batteries are NEVER affected.

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it exists in ALL batteries, but the myth came around when the batteries on satellites soon lost life because they were charged from the exact same point each time and over and over again hundreds of times, the only way to replicate the memory effect is in laboratory's.
Chrisn (9819)
521806 2007-02-03 01:39:00 Lithium-ion batteries should be charged, then discharged to 40% before storing.

I and GF have both posted the link to Battery University (www.batteryuniversity.com) several times. It's a very good and reliable source of information.
Graham L (2)
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