--- gponz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What exactly is this "memory effect"? >
Specifically in the days of NiCD batteries... If you did not allow the battery to come to a state of full discharge before you recharged it, it would assume the point at which you started recharging would be the new "base" and you would in effect lose the extra capacity that was still on the battery. Thats a pretty basic description, but I think it keeps it simple. Over time, if you charged a battery that had 5 minutes left on it, you'd lose those 5 minutes... then recharge it the next time with 15 minutes on it and you'd lose those 15 minutes as well - but you already lost the 5 from the previous time, so now your up to 20 minutes total... Anyway, over time you end up with very little work time on your recharged battery. The process I described in the previous email will help to reclaim some of that lost time. Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
