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Maintenance of your battery (important: read 'Battery Training' below)
NiCd battery
The Nickel-Cadmium battery suffers from the so called 'memory effect': when rechargeable batteries are not fully discharged between charge cycles the battery power will reduce.
NiMH Battery In contrast to the NiCd battery, the NiMH battery does not siffer from the 'memory effect'.
This battery type is more environmental friendly and reaches higher capacity at equal dimensions.
Li-ion Battery (lithium battery)
The key advantage of the lithium ion battery type is the highest performance at equal dimensions compared to the before mentioned battery types. Like the NiMH battery, this battery is environmental friendly.
Li-polymer Battery
The lithium polymer battery has all the advantages of the lithium ion battery at even further reduced dimensions.
How to handle your battery ?
like an athlete, a battery can reach it’s maximum capacity by correct training. The eventual capacity of a battery is not only dependent on use of high-quality battery cells; also correct 'training’ is essential.
Battery cells
A battery pack consists of several battery cells. The physical characteristics of these cells are not identical before use. To achieve maximum power, the cells need to be as identical as possible. For this reason, the cells need to be aligned. You can positively optimise this process by correct charging and discharging, see next paragraph. Once the cells are aligned, regular charging and discharging will assure a long battery life.
Battery training
The 'training' starts at the battery’s initial use. You will reach maximum power and battery life by following this simple rule:
NiMH batteries: before daily use: fully charge your battery pack; then fully discharge . Repeat this procedure five times.
Li-ion and Li-polymer batteries: before daily use: fully charge your battery pack; then almost fully discharge . Repeat this procedure five times.
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