[SLUG] Question on lithium ion batteries.
So, having absorbed, from my friends, the dangers of partially recharging a lithium-ion battery due to “memory”, I read the insert that came with the new laptop battery: – “Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. Short battery life is mainly caused by heat rather than charge/discharge patterns.” Um, who's right? William Bennett, Armidale. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Question on lithium ion batteries.
No memory on Lithium batteries, that was an effect you would see on Nickel-Cadmium batteries and in a more limited sense Nickel-Metal-Hydride. Only issues with Lithium batteries is they like to be kept cool, and the best long term storage charge amount is about 30%, not full. Menno On 23 January 2015 at 16:42, William Bennett wrbennet...@gmail.com wrote: So, having absorbed, from my friends, the dangers of partially recharging a lithium-ion battery due to “memory”, I read the insert that came with the new laptop battery: – “Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. Short battery life is mainly caused by heat rather than charge/discharge patterns.” Um, who's right? William Bennett, Armidale. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Question on lithium ion batteries.
Menno, Thanks for the information. I will add this: you'd be surprised how many computer experts, professionals included, labouring under this misapprehension. I asked around because I had been told of the existence of “memory”, but felt that the manufacturers should know what they were talking about. William. On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, William Bennett wrbennet...@gmail.com wrote: So, having absorbed, from my friends, the dangers of partially recharging a lithium-ion battery due to “memory”, I read the insert that came with the new laptop battery: – “Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. Short battery life is mainly caused by heat rather than charge/discharge patterns.” Um, who's right? William Bennett, Armidale. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
