Battery charging...

[Anusha]

Someone asked me this question and I had no idea what to say. He asked me that if it is a good thing to let the battery drain completely before charging. And also, it is a good thing to charge the phone always when you are not carrying it?

What do you think? More precisely, can someone give me a logical/scientific explanation why it is a good thing or not.

Cheers...

 

[dpg]

I got this from an article... (might help ya)

If you drain to what you or I would consider "completely" (i.e., no capacity left), you'll shorten the life of the battery, meaning you won't get that many more recharge cycles out of it.

 

[Anusha]

good good
you know where to find the full article? i will try google nevertheless.

 

[Anusha]

Ok, found it

 

[dpg]

Machan battery type eka mokakda???

 

[Anusha]

He has a Motorola ROKR. Looks like it has a lithium iron. Not sure though.

 

[dpg]

The thing i said earlier, this \/ (its about NiCad batteries) sorry

If you drain to what you or I would consider "completely" (i.e., no capacity left), you'll shorten the life of the battery, meaning you won't get that many more recharge cycles out of it.

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Lithium-Iron batteries

The battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full discharges should be avoided when possible.

check these\/
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm

 

[Anusha]

Thanks dude. You know, I have drained my battery a lot of times, unintentionally. I always forget to recharge until the low battery alarm comes up. Looks like it's not a good thing.