6600 battery question

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"Maro" <maro@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> What do you guys think is best? Wait until the battery is empty and
recharge
> it then or charge it before it gets all empty?

Wait till empty then recharge. My personal opinion, that is. It doesn't take
long to charge (less than two hours).

Some may say in this day of Li-Ion, this is not necessary, as there is no
memory effect.

But my Ni-MH battery for my laptop specifically came with a warning, never
leave the battery in when it is on external power use. It WILL spoil the
battery. Li-Ion is a step up from Ni-MH, but anyone has an opinion on this?

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Actualy I don't think your system extends the life of a battery because a
battery usually lives for 1 or 1.5 years. So getting 3-4 years while using 3
or batteries is still in the normal range.
Maro

"Ivor Jones" <this.address@notvalid.inv> wrote in message
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>
> "IRHANS Consulting" <hanafia@pop.jaring.my> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Maro" <maro@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:10fi0bk6agqt81b@corp.supernews.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > What do you guys think is best? Wait until the battery is empty and
> > recharge
> > > it then or charge it before it gets all empty?
> >
> > Wait till empty then recharge. My personal opinion, that is. It doesn't
> take
> > long to charge (less than two hours).
> >
> > Some may say in this day of Li-Ion, this is not necessary, as there is
> no
> > memory effect.
> >
> > But my Ni-MH battery for my laptop specifically came with a warning,
> never
> > leave the battery in when it is on external power use. It WILL spoil the
> > battery. Li-Ion is a step up from Ni-MH, but anyone has an opinion on
> this?
>
> Personally, I don't believe that any battery (with the possible exception
> of lead acid) doesn't have some sort of memory effect. The way I use my
> batteries is as follows - I have several and they get used in sequence. I
> use the one on the phone until I get the low battery warning, then I
> change it for a fully charged one. The discharged battery then gets
> charged off the phone in a desktop charger, and then it goes on the bottom
> of the pile awaiting its turn to be used again.
>
> I don't know if this is the best way to use them or not, but I do have
> some 3- and 4-year old Li-Ion batteries that are still going strong. They
> don't last as long as new ones, but I still get a week or so out of them
> on my 6310i.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ivor
>
>