View Single Post
Old 10-17-2006, 02:49 PM   #63
flar
Thumbs Must Hurt
 
flar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
Model: 8320
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 138
Default

While it is true that lithium ion batteries do not need frequent deep discharges and that doing so can actually reduce the life of the battery, the electronics in the battery do need occassional deep discharges to reset their fixes on "what is empty" and "what is full". The Battery University article linked from an earlier post says this if you read through the text. The recommendation is once every approximately 30 cycles.

The original post is still worded as if to tell people to never worry about any deep discharges ever again after the initial calibration, but that isn't really accurate.

I would consider editing the original post to recommend an occasional deep discharge about once a month and topping it off every night between those.
__________________
T-Mobile GSM phones: T-Mobile G1, Blackberry 8320 & 8100, Jasper S20, Razr, SE T610
Sprint phones: PCS Touchpoint 2200, Samsung 3500
Offline