dan500

How long should i charge my batt's up for i have 1 standerd and 1 High Capacity When there are drained??????????????????

Thanks

JakeRich

Charge them until the green light comes on on the Axim. If you charge them separately, just let them charge until they won't take any more. You cannot overcharge a Li-Ion battery and they do like to be kept fully charged. They do NOT like to be fully discharged, so don't drain them any more than you have to.

MrKlaatu

Quote:

Originally posted by dan500 How long should i charge my batt's up for i have 1 standerd and 1 High Capacity When there are drained?

.........here we go again.........

1) DO NOT DEEP DISCHARGE LiIon Batteries, doing so shortens their overall lifespan.
2) Charge them for FOUR HOURS...not just until the light turns green.
3) Once they are charged, keep them that way, one in the Spare Slot on the Cradle and one on the Axim.
......keeping it on the cradle as often and as for as long as you can.
4) Throw some related Key Words into AximSite's Excellent Search Functions.

.
.
Here's some LiIon Battery Information:

All Consumer LiIon batteries (other than coin-type) have circuitry in the battery itself, to prevent overcharging under any circumstances.

LiIon batteries are actually quite dangerous commodoties and the only way they were allowed into the Consumer market was to include this circuitry.

Quote:

From First Link: The charge cannot be terminated on a voltage (Which is what the Axim's green light is indicating). The capacity reached at 4.2 Volts per cell is only 40 to 70% of full capacity. For this reason you need to continue to charge until the current drops, and to terminate on the low current. (Which is what the Battery's Sensing Circuitry is sensing, and then doing). It is important to note that trickle charging is not acceptable for lithium batteries. The Li-ion chemistry cannot accept an overcharge without causing damage to the cell, possibly plating out lithium metal and becoming hazardous.

Lithium Ion Charging Basics


Lithium Ion Battery Storage.


How to prolong lithium-based batteries

__________________