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Originally Posted by HarryT
A question for someone who knows more about LiIon batteries than I do (ie virtually everyone  )...
Suppose my Gen3's battery dies after a couple of years. Will the replacement battery I got in my Gen3 "deluxe pack" be in any better condition than the one I've used in the machine, assuming it's just been sitting there in the box untouched for two years?
ie, do they degrade simply with time, or with charges (or both)? |
My opinion is that it's best to fully charge a Li-Ion, store it and use it at least every three months or so to make sure you deplete it and recharge it fully ones. So the thing what you could do is to switch between the two battery's every few months. In that way you will keep them both in good condition. Storing one until the other one is dead or bad (after ~ 500 to 1000 recharges) is not a good option because your stored battery will probably be not in a very good condition anymore.