On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:51:03PM -0500, Jay C Vollmer wrote:
> On Thursday 13 July 2006 21:24, Carl Fink wrote:
>
> > I'm not an electrochemist, but modern Li-ion batteries don't develop
> > memory, they just lose capacity each time they're charged.
>
> Isn't what you're describing 'memory?'
No.
A NiCad battery has true memory. If you discharge it 35% then recharge it,
it tends to be only 35% of capacity ever after. With Li-Ion batteries, if
you discharge it 35% and recharge it, it might lose (WAG) 1% of its
capacity.
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