At 22 Apr 2008 03:21:24 +0000 Larry wrote:

> Here's yet ANOTHER legacy from the old Ni-Cd days. Li-Ion batteries
> only discharged half way, then immediately recharged ASAP, will cycle
> nearly indefinately, far longer than the life of the devices they are
> in! There is no old Ni-Cd 500 recharge cycles on Li-Ion batteries. How
> long they run is totally dependent upon how they are treated by the
> users and how much load heating the engineers put upon them in their
> device design.


I was referring to deep discharges- I thought the limit was 300-500, but I
could easily be confusing the number with the recharge limit of older
battery types.


> Test it for yourselves. Li-Ion batteries are FLOAT batteries that LOVE
> to be immediately recharged from ANY state of discharge.


I try to recharge mid-day when possible/convenient, but frankly, I'm simply
not going to let a $15 battery run my life. If abusing the sucker costs me
$15/year, so be it. Rather that than turn my cellphone into a "corded
phone!" ;-)