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From: harry@neuron1.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Harry Langenbacher)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: rechargable battery "memory"
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Date: 15 Aug 90 20:48:55 GMT
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I asked a battery-man here about that a couple of years ago, but I am confused
by his answers. Yes batteries do have "memory", but he said that letting
a battery sit around in a discharged state, or to use them in a nearly
discharged state was the worst thing, so he recommended faithfully keeping them
charged up.
	I would appreciate hearing a less confused answer on this than my
memory provides - perhaps I've been running discharged too long.


- Harry Langenbacher 818-354-9513
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