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Have the batteries progressed enough that this kind of charging is no longer a problem? (I am talking about memory effect)

• omgtehlion 12y ago
  Almost all Li(Ion|Poly|FePO) batteries currently don't have “memory effect” when you charge them repeatedly. The only problem happens when you drain the battery below minimum voltage, then it will lose its capacity.
  • ansible 12y ago
    LiIon batteries do suffer from wear from normal usage. The more change/discharge cycles, the lower the capacity. If it is exposed to heat, that damages it. I'm told that leaving it fully charged a lot is also bad for it, because that allegedly puts more stress on the battery than when it is at 90% full. There is a lot to be desired from current battery technology.
• ghshephard 12y ago
  Memory effect was mostly folklore, and, regardless, was only specific to one very specific type of nickel-cadmium battery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_effect "True memory effect is specific to sintered-plate nickel-cadmium cells, and is exceedingly difficult to reproduce, especially in lower ampere-hour cells. In one particular test program designed to induce the effect, none was found after more than 700 precisely-controlled charge/discharge cycles"