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From: dorton@dri.com (David Orton)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: NiCd behavior
Message-ID: <9WQ4B4H@dri.com>
Date: 23 Jun 91 06:50:59 GMT
References: <1991Jun15.023737.2673@mccc.edu> <17660174@hpfcrlm.HP.COM> <1991Jun21.180435.2415@mccc.edu>
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In article <1991Jun21.180435.2415@mccc.edu> pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) writes:
>In article <17660174@hpfcrlm.HP.COM> myers@hpfcrlm.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:
>=What has been mistakenly labelled "memory" in
>=consumer electronic application is almost without exception actually a
>=phenomenon called "voltage depression" which results from improper or
>=excessive CHARGING, *not* from anything having to do with how the cell is
>=discharged.
>
>So?  Are you just going to stop there?  :-)  Seriously, what should I be
>concerned about in using/charging my camcorder batteries?  Should I use
>a battery until it will no longer run the 'corder and then charge it, or
>can I just throw it on the charger after each use?  Should I remove the
>battery from the charger as soon as there's an indication of full
>charge, or can I leave it there until I need it to run the 'corder?
>
Use the battery until it won't run the camera, then charge it 'til
it "gives an indication of full charge". Take if off the charger,
and if you don't use it for a while DISCHARGE it(either running
the camera or with a homemade discharger), and charge it again. 

This will help remove any memory(if you decide to belive that it
exists), and supposedly keep things in good shape.

Geez guys, I'm only 13 and I know this stuff! ;-)

Will Orton 
"It makes me wonder how I keep myself so slender"-Matt Groening

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Dave Orton            dorton@dri.com (uunet!drivax!dorton)