Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agowhat advice was great when you first heard it, but has aged like milk since then?message-squaremessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down12
arrow-up1134arrow-down1message-squarewhat advice was great when you first heard it, but has aged like milk since then?Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareRednax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up69·4 months ago“Fully empty your battery before charging it up again, it increases the lifespan of the battery.” This was true before lithium-ion batteries became the norm. But for lithium-ion batteries, the opposite holds.
minus-squarehogmomma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoWhat’s the opposite of “full empty your battery before charging it again?”
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoDon’t let it uncharge fully. You ideally want to stay in the 30-70% range as much as possible.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAlso, charging it to full is much better than letting it die until it’s empty. I’ve also heard 40-80%
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWell that one is still true if somehow you still have Ni-Cd batteries in your life.
“Fully empty your battery before charging it up again, it increases the lifespan of the battery.”
This was true before lithium-ion batteries became the norm. But for lithium-ion batteries, the opposite holds.
What’s the opposite of “full empty your battery before charging it again?”
Don’t let it uncharge fully. You ideally want to stay in the 30-70% range as much as possible.
Thanks Jaime!
Also, charging it to full is much better than letting it die until it’s empty.
I’ve also heard 40-80%
Well that one is still true if somehow you still have Ni-Cd batteries in your life.