Li-polymer Battery Charging Tips

jozefrockz,

I cannot endorse any claims made for this software or any other. I suspect many recommendations are a matter of conjecture. You may well need to delve into scientific papers and manufacturers' data sheets to get a more in depth understanding. What we do know is that, from the date of manufacture, our batteries are dying! How long they last will depend on many factors such as the technology, quality of chemical compounds used and temperature etc.

While recalibration may well result in a more accurate indication of charge level, it will not 'condition' a battery or extend its life. Think of it like a car fuel gauge, you would want the gauge recalibrated to accurately indicate 'full' if your tank were to become smaller! Battery capacity, over time, will reduce. 100% full today will unlikely be the same as 100% full in some month's time. Consequently, your battery running time will begin to reduce until, finally, the inevitable happens. There is nothing that can be done to avoid this regardless of the amount of 'snake oil' applied!!

Finally, I would suggest that when the time comes to replace your battery you avoid the cheap end of the market. My limited experience here is that they are not cost effective.

anton_vn,

Each to his own of course but I fail to see any sense in effectively crippling a battery to 70% of its capacity (with correspondingly reduced running time) in the hope that it would last longer. While I can't say one way or the other whether this would make economic sense, this does smack of more 'snake oil' to me. For me, I would want the maximum battery performance when away from a power socket.