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Old 07-18-03, 09:14 PM   #10 (permalink)
JakeRich
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Originally posted by Astounded EEG
i've taken the battery to 0% at least once or twice too, i'm sure its not good for the battery, but it didnt have any noticeable effects.
If you keep the battery above 80%, you can run 10,000+ charge cycles. If you let it drop below 20% every time, the battery will fail in about 500 cycles. So, assuming linearity, each full discharge takes off about 20+ cycles of lesser discharge.
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