On Sep 23, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote: > When our K10Ds arrive, what is the best way to care for the > rechargeable > battery: > > Wait until empty, then recharge? > > Top it up regularly?
Been working with Li-Ion batteries in cameras since 2002 (Sony F707). Charge them up when you feel like it, I've tried at least four different "strategies" and not found any of them to make any difference at all. They work very well, hold a charge for very long periods of time when sitting on the shelf, and deliver power in use way out of proportion to their size and weight. The one in my first generation 5G iPod, for instance, has variously been drained to a dead nub, charged from the bottom up, left on the charger for weeks at a time, lived in the hostile environment of my car through hot and cold weather. When new, it would power the iPod for 10.5 hours. Now, four years later (? ... I can't remember when the iPod came out, I bought this a month after...), it will power the iPod for 10 hours after hundreds and hundreds of charge cycles. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
