NiMh Battery Memory

[Pyrohair]

About a week ago I ordered a 9.6v 1600mAh battery and fully charged it up to play at a game. After the game, the battery was still firing very well as if it hasnt been used yet. My question: Can i charge Up from the point it is at now to play at a game later today or do I have to drain the battery first to avoid the whole "battery memory" thing I keep hearing about?

[FACE]

Originally Posted by Pyrohair

About a week ago I ordered a 9.6v 1600mAh battery and fully charged it up to play at a game. After the game, the battery was still firing very well as if it hasnt been used yet. My question: Can i charge Up from the point it is at now to play at a game later today or do I have to drain the battery first to avoid the whole "battery memory" thing I keep hearing about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-...ttery#Charging

Cheers,
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[CDN_Stalker]

NiMH you don't discharge (might damage the battery in a really bad way), you just use it as you need, and when you need to charge it before a game, charge it up! There is no "memory" with NiMH, most of us will use whatever we need to game day, and before next game day charge it up again just to make sure a good charge is in there. I did that for years with NiMH and never had an issue, most others will echo this.

[ThunderCactus]

+1, I had a 5 year old GP 3000mah battery, after 5 years of use, still held exactly 3000mah

[Pyrohair]

Wow, thanks for the quick and helpful replies guys. I really appreciate it.

[CDN_Stalker]

There's a reason they keep us around here, and it's not because of our pretty avatar pictures. You on the other hand..............