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chyron8472 · 04-24-2011, 03:59 AM

As far as I am aware, NiCd (nickel cadmium) batteries have a "memory effect" where over time as you charge and discharge the battery without completely discharging/charging them, the battery will "remember" and the available amount of charge will decrease.

Li+ (Lithium ion) batteries do not suffer from memory effect, but they do have a shelf life starting from when they were manufactured; as Lithium ion batteries age, they simply do not hold as much charge. However, I'm not sure what the standard shelf life of a Li-ion battery is.

04-24-2011, 03:59 AM	#24
chyron8472 Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 558490 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 5, Amazon Fire 5th Gen, Moto Z Play Droid	As far as I am aware, NiCd (nickel cadmium) batteries have a "memory effect" where over time as you charge and discharge the battery without completely discharging/charging them, the battery will "remember" and the available amount of charge will decrease. Li+ (Lithium ion) batteries do not suffer from memory effect, but they do have a shelf life starting from when they were manufactured; as Lithium ion batteries age, they simply do not hold as much charge. However, I'm not sure what the standard shelf life of a Li-ion battery is. Last edited by chyron8472; 04-24-2011 at 04:01 AM.