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Re: Battery care

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From: Rob
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:00
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how do you fully discharge the battery? i dont fancy waiting around for it
to run down. can you set it to discharge?

thanks

rob


AMB <adrianmb@usa.net> wrote in message news:2_Sd4.1383$15.5605@news...
> Gary Hunter wrote in message ...
> >My understanding re battery care is that it depends on the technology
> >1. NICAD battteries need to be fully discharged frequently and if
> >possible always.
> >2. NIMH batteries were supposed to fix that problem but don't.  They
> >need to be fully discharged but not every time  ie fully discharge
> >them every couple of weeks
> >
>
> According to the Ericsson T-18s User's Guide Page 7
>
> (quote)
> When to Charge the Battery
> The nickel metal hydride battery that comes with your phone can be charged
> whenever you wish without affecting its performance. This is not the case
> with the cheaper nickel cadmium type batteries.
> (unquote)
>
> Could sombody please clarify the above? I personally don't agree with the
> ericsson manual, and tend to always fully discharge the battery before I
> recharge. I carry a spare to ensure that I don't miss any calls due to a
> dead battery.
>
>
>
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From: "Rob" <robstephenson@iname.com>
Subject: Re: Battery care
Date: 2000/01/08
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