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Old 12-19-2011, 01:33 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by jswinden View Post
The article then gives a table showing the battery life expectancy (cycle life, or number of charges the battery can expect to have before it dies) based on the Depth of Discharge (DoD, how far discharged the battery was before being recharged). The table clearly shows that if you routinely allow the battery to fully discharge before recharging, that is allow a 100% DoD, it will last about 500 recharges. If you routinely allow the battery to half discharge before recharging, that is allow a 50% DoD, it will last about 1500 recharges.
I'm not sure how the information in the chart (paraphrased: don't let the battery go to 0%) became "never let the battery get below 50%" to you, but that's clearly not what it says or is even implied.

When you discharge 100%, you are damaging the battery. You are not damaging the battery keeping as low as a 10%-15% charge. There is no harm whatsoever in letting the battery discharge to below 50% but above 10%-15%. None.
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