Battery question - NIMH batteries
Discussion
TheCarpetCleaner said:
It is advised to do 4-5 deep charge cycles so that the battery then performs optimally.
Why is this? Surely the chemicals still "hold" the same energy from the first time charged - so I am curious, laymans terms, why do they need exercising before they work their best?
Why is this? Surely the chemicals still "hold" the same energy from the first time charged - so I am curious, laymans terms, why do they need exercising before they work their best?
I dunno.
However I do know that NIMH batts perform best straight after a charge, they like to be "excited" before use.
I know this works as the toy planes that I fly perform better (ie. perform for longer) straight off the charger than they do if the cells are left for a couple of hours (too short for the standard charge dissipation to take effect).
HTH?
However I do know that NIMH batts perform best straight after a charge, they like to be "excited" before use.
I know this works as the toy planes that I fly perform better (ie. perform for longer) straight off the charger than they do if the cells are left for a couple of hours (too short for the standard charge dissipation to take effect).
HTH?
IIRC batteries have a memory and unless you fully discharge and recharge they will not perform at their best.
Some said is like having a pint bottle of fresh milk and you only a use a 1/4 of a pint and keep filling the bottle up with fresh, eventually the last 1/2 pint in the bottle will eventually go off.
If that makes sense.
Some said is like having a pint bottle of fresh milk and you only a use a 1/4 of a pint and keep filling the bottle up with fresh, eventually the last 1/2 pint in the bottle will eventually go off.
If that makes sense.
Big Al. said:
IIRC batteries have a memory and unless you fully discharge and recharge they will not perform at their best.
Some said is like having a pint bottle of fresh milk and you only a use a 1/4 of a pint and keep filling the bottle up with fresh, eventually the last 1/2 pint in the bottle will eventually go off.
If that makes sense.
MH and Cad batteries certainly can suffer memory effect, so a good discharge and recharge every so often is recommended, but Li-Ion and Li-polymer don't, and are recommended to be topped up regularly rather than left to run down fully before recharging - which helps their longevity.Some said is like having a pint bottle of fresh milk and you only a use a 1/4 of a pint and keep filling the bottle up with fresh, eventually the last 1/2 pint in the bottle will eventually go off.
If that makes sense.
Sadly, the milk analogy, whilst well meaning, is too wide of the mark to be accurate.
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