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2009-07-25 , 19:36
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Originally Posted by sondjata View Post
Yay! Mugen just arrived and charging right now. What is with the "should be initially charged and discharged 3-5 times to achieve stated capacity"?
What makes Lithium Ion so nice is that the number of charge/discharge cycles is almost twice of Nickel Cadmium, and a third greater than Nickel Metal Hydride. The down side (besides not liking moisture) is that the Lithium plate in the battery has to build a skin of ions on it's surface. That's why it takes 3 to 5 cycles to reach it's capacity (typed at the Boston Museum of Science and I did not know this myself til an hour ago.)
 

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