your phones tablets notebooks and toys all need batteries and while thankfully
we're not stuck with the old way of buying them using them one time and then
going to the store to buy more the rechargeable batteries that are tightly
integrated into many modern electronic gizmos aren't perfect and they do have a
limited number of discharge Cycles so taking good care of them is a must now
most of your devices with integrated batteries will use lithium ion batteries
so we'll focus on those first up the conventional wisdom about the memory
effect a tendency of older batteries to forget their total capacity if you
didn't completely discharge them from time to time well forget about that that
shiz is so outdated it might as well be a portable CD player deep discharge
Cycles are actually terrible for your lithium ion batteries and can cause them
to stop working outright the good news is that your devices have mechanisms to
prevent them from occurring during normal use like you know how your phone
turns off while it still seems to have some life in it
that's it so as long as you don't go out of your way to circumvent these safeties
you don't need to worry but what about not normal use like when a device won't
be used for a while great question prior to storage your lithium ion batteries
should be at about half capacity and then they should be kept in a cool place
while you're not using them the basement is a good bet if you have one otherwise
some folks recommend the fridge but don't think that colder is always better
and please don't store them in the freezer extreme cold can affect your
batter's Health just just like extreme hot can higher temperatures can cause
faster discharges so worse immediate performance and reduce the overall
lifespan of your battery but since you can't spend your life in a fridge a lot
of the time higher than optimal temperature simply can't be avoided I
mean even in the design of a product It's Not Unusual to see a battery stuck
right next to other components that kick off a ton of heat like high performance
CPUs but you can still make the best of a bad situation by ensuring all your
ventilation holes are unobstructed and avoiding direct sunlight or other
unnecessarily toasty environments another related no no is assuming that
you're going to preserve your precious discharge Cycles by leaving your device
plugged in all the time modern Chargers and I guess another Pro tip here is to
use a compatible one preferably the one that came with your device may have
safeties that prevent explosive overcharging but having your battery sit
and trickle charge while safe both
increases temperature and doesn't help the battery stay in shape a bit of light
exercise so shallow discharges and then recharges is good for both you and your
battery okay then so if I can't save up my Cycles how do I even keep track of
how many I'm using am I eating one up every time I plug into the wall not at
all a charge cycle is counted each time you've used a total of 100% of the
battery's capacity even if you spread the use out over several partial
discharges this this diagram from Apple actually explains it quite well speaking
of Apple some of their products use Lithium Polymer batteries so let's touch
on those very briefly carewise they're very similar to lithium ion
batteries you're welcome so that's the basics but with all of that said I'm not
trying to stress you out about this stuff and I wanted to be clear that
these are just best practices to get the most out of your battery and while they
will help bending the rules here and there to make your life a bit easier it
let Say by using a wireless charger from time to time which causes the battery to
run harder um isn't likely to make a difference that you'd notice speaking of
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