Timeline for Leaving NiMH and LI-ION powered devices (toothbrush) at charging station
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| May 16, 2016 at 16:08 | comment | added | Bill Dubuque | @DannieP If you want to prolong the life of your Li-ion powered devices then you should not always recharge after use. The rule of thumb is that to maximize life you should minimize the time the cells spend at high voltages and high temperatures (since it accelerates internal parasitic reactions). If you always recharge after use then you are instead maximizing the time it spends at high voltage - which is the worst way to store Li-ion cells. | |
| May 16, 2016 at 10:26 | comment | added | Bimpelrekkie | No, I cannot, since I have no experience with using NiMh cells that way since I know they do not like recharging all the time so much. I also have noticed that there is a large quality difference in NiMh cells, some last forever, others last much shorter. The Philips ones seem to be very good quality btw ! Some have high self-discharge (empty after 2 months) others keep their charge much longer. So no I cannot say anything usefull in this regard, just tips on what I think is the best way to treat them. | |
| May 16, 2016 at 10:16 | comment | added | Dannie P | Thanks for the quick answer! Could you add any more from your experience with NiMH, how big of difference that make depending on how you charge them? | |
| May 16, 2016 at 10:02 | history | answered | Bimpelrekkie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |