What is the best policy in recharging batteries. I have seen some folks who say they wait until they go completely down, while others say they charge them every night. What "say Ye?"

-- Doug Carter (rdcarter@cowtown.net), March 26, 1999

Answers

For NiCad, one has to have it totally discharged(completely down) once in a while because of memory effect. For NiMH, it is ok to recharge in the middle without side effect.

However, I thought most batteries has some life span which is measured by how many times they can be recharged. So I would usually wait till it is completely down.

-- Gary Ng (gng@singsingland.com), March 26, 1999.

Consider using a charger with a conditioning capability. This discharges/conditions the battery prior to recharge. See thomas-distributing.com/ 1-800-821-2769

-- Fred Loeser (floeser@monmouth.com), March 28, 1999.