-=> Jonathan Hunter said to Al Feyen about, Cheap Batteries <=-
 AF> I wanted to get an extra battery for my Motorola Flip
 AF> Phone.  I found a $29 battery at K-mart.  It is some off
 JH> [...]
 AF> and if I leave it sit, it loesses it's charge in a day.
 JH> I have a similar situation with my NEC-P8 battery - I have an
 JH> "extra-life" one, that lasts for a couple of days' use in between
 JH> charges... and an "ordinary" one
 JH> which doesn't seem to last 2 minutes without losing its charge :-(
 JH> BTW, has anybody got any advice on whether I should discharge
 JH> batteries each time I charge them, or not bother..?
As I understand it, you should try to completely discharge
a NiCad battery befor charging it.  I don't know about
other battery types.
Al
 
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