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  1. #1
    eggster2k
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    Hi,

    I've just purchased a brand new BPS-2 Li-Pol battery for my Nokia
    7110. Question is do i condition it the same as a li-ion as follows:

    1st charge: fully discharge, recharge overnight
    2, 3 poss 4th times: fully discharge, recharge

    or does it require anything different?


    TIA,

    Chris



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    Sausagefans.com
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    Re: brand new li-polymer battery - best way to condition??

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    > Hi,
    >
    > I've just purchased a brand new BPS-2 Li-Pol battery for my Nokia
    > 7110. Question is do i condition it the same as a li-ion as follows:
    >
    > 1st charge: fully discharge, recharge overnight
    > 2, 3 poss 4th times: fully discharge, recharge
    >
    > or does it require anything different?


    Charge it until the phone indicates it is fully charged.

    Use it as normal.
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  3. #3
    -kt-
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    Re: brand new li-polymer battery - best way to condition??


    > > I've just purchased a brand new BPS-2 Li-Pol battery for my Nokia
    > > 7110. Question is do i condition it the same as a li-ion as follows:
    > >
    > > 1st charge: fully discharge, recharge overnight
    > > 2, 3 poss 4th times: fully discharge, recharge
    > >
    > > or does it require anything different?


    Ok this wasn't written by me , but it was posted here ages ago by a battery
    "expert" and seems to make sense..

    Here's the story on batteries...
    It depends on the type of battery as to how best to charge it.

    Assuming it's a Lithium Polymer or Lithium Ion battery (you can check this
    on the back of the battery as it'll say Li-Pol or Li-Ion) then you simply
    need to ensure that the first three times you use the battery make sure you
    do complete charge/discharge cycles. By this I mean completely charge the
    battery (i.e. plug the charger into your phone and charge it until the phone
    says the battery is full) and then use the phone as normal but make sure
    that the phone has ran completely out of power (to the point that it
    switches off) before you charge it again. Once you've done this cycle three
    times you'll have a good working battery and you don't need to repeat this
    cycle again afterwards. Lithium batteries shouldn't be completely discharged
    normally as this (despite what other people may tell you) damages them.
    Charge them whenever your phone says the battery is low and preferably
    charge until full. Lithium batteries really hate being overcharged and as
    some phones will trickle charge your battery once fast charging is complete
    it's a good idea if you have a Lithium battery to remove the charger once
    charging has complete.

    If you have Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) then it's a different story. You
    should do the same complete 3 charge/discharge cycles, but afterwards, when
    possible, you should preferably discharge them until your phone turns off
    (i.e. ALMOST completely) and then fully recharge them, although you only
    need to completely discharge them once every few uses. NiMH batteries are
    fine with being trickle charged afterwards, so you can keep your charger
    plugged in for a long time after the batteries are charged.

    If you have Nickel Cadmium (NiCD) batteries, although this is very unlikely
    on a new phone, then you really need to make sure you completely discharge
    them every time you use them. Charging them when still partially charged
    will cause a memory effect and the capacity will be reduced greatly. NiCD
    batteries really don't care that much about being over charged though.

    For completeness, Lead Acid batteries should never be allowed to run out of
    power, and can be charged as much as you like. But you phone won't have one
    of these types of battery. You'll find one in your car or big torch
    though...

    If you have a NiCD or NiMH battery it may be worth investing in a separate
    charger that has a discharge facility as this will keep the battery in good
    condition. As I said before though, discharging LiIon or LiPol batteries
    WILL damage them. I've had over 600 charge/discharge cycles out of a LiPol
    battery charging it before it's empty, but only 175 out of one that was
    discharged in a so called "battery conditioner" each time it was charged.





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