RobA Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Ok, say my rh10 has 3/4 or 1/2 battery life left, is it safe to charge it up to get it back to full? Specifically using my computer's usb port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielbb90 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Its Ni-MH So it prefers to be fully drained.But I don't know how badly It would affect the long-term performance If you don't. (I think is shortens it's total lifespan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 if repeatedly recharged when not fully empty it will remember that level as 'empty' thus limiting the bettery life you get even with a fully charged onewhen using the USB to charge it doesn't fully charge IIRC, so you end up with a not fully charged battery that thinks it is empty before it really isso try not to do this too often (remove the battery when connecting to PC, use untill empty, charge fully,...)for more info on batteries: read up on www.batteryuniversity.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Ni-MH battery are susceptible to memory effect so it better to discharge it fully before recharing it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I just read a bunch of battery faqs and they all say that NiCd batteries are affected by memory effect but NiMH batteries aren't? Now I'm confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwakrz Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 (edited) They are suceptable BUT nothing like NiCD are.With NiCD you had a window of about 10 partial recharges before you get memory effects, with NiMH you have 100-1000 window BUT it can still get the effect.Li-ion is the only MD battery that does not have a memory effect.Partial recharge is ok as long as once in a while you flatten it fully and recharge, say about once a month. Edited March 25, 2006 by Qwakrz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cat Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Has anybody actually observed the memory effect with the good quality Ni-MH batteries from Japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 They are suceptable BUT nothing like NiCD are.With NiCD you had a window of about 10 partial recharges before you get memory effects, with NiMH you have 100-1000 window BUT it can still get the effect.Li-ion is the only MD battery that does not have a memory effect.Partial recharge is ok as long as once in a while you flatten it fully and recharge, say about once a month.That's good to know, thanks, great reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 RobA,Just for the infomation Lit-ion batteries are not at all suseptable to memory effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 RobA,Just for the infomation Lit-ion batteries are not at all suseptable to memory effect.They work with the rh10? Can I get them at a place like radioshack? Is the battery life any longer/shorter with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 no they don't...only with the NH1/DH10P and RH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 no they don't...only with the NH1/DH10P and RH1Damn, guess I'll just have to be careful with my NiMH battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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