Thread: PRS-505 Battery life -- unexpectedly short
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Old 11-07-2007, 02:17 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
Lithium-Ion batteries should never run fully flat. For example:

http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalA...?cref=TEC71629

says: "Always charge the battery whenever possible. Frequent top-ups are much kinder to the battery than running it until it is flat."
It also says...

Calibrate a new battery by using it until it is fully discharged, and then re-charge it fully. Doing this once every month or two will help to keep the battery accurately calibrated.
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