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Originally Posted by deano_123
yes, charging when a lithium is not fully discharged affects the life of the battery. im no wizard on them, this is just what i gather from speaking to the techs at work
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Nah, the Ni-Cad's used to suffer from something called memory syndrome. This meant that if a battery was at 20% when placed on charged, it would only recharge 70-75% of the battery due to the temperatures that the battery reaches during charging. This would leave even a new battery without a totally full charge.
Lithium batteries do not suffer from this as they charge at a steady temperature. This means that they typically charge to 99.9%. This also means that they last longer and provide a better starting charge.
This is just knowledge I have gained through my job as a fire alarm engineer. We tend to use sealed lead acid batteries as they are cheap but things are beginning to change and were starting to see other types of battery being used and tested. This is what I have been told by our technical bods so if I'm wrong let me know. I do know for fact the Litiums don't suffer from memory syndrome though
