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- From: comptec91025@camins.camosun.bc.ca (Ian Hobday)
- Subject: Re: Battery drain device
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.202024.1@camins.camosun.bc.ca>
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- References: <JEW.92Nov24141428@venus.venus.sunquest.com> <Bz9q46.Gz8@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 04:20:24 GMT
-
- In article <Bz9q46.Gz8@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>, beaurega@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
- (Denis Beauregard) writes:
-
- >Save the resistor....
- >
- >You just need to be sure your batteries are the lowest possible before
- >recharging them. Batteries have a memory. If you charge them when
- >at 25% empty, they will fill to 25% (approximate figures: if the batteries
- >are not low, they wont charge to maximum; the next time, they will charge
- >less, and so on). So, just use your own computer instead of a resistor.
-
- [remainder of post deleted....]
-
- This is not true anymore, and has not been true for quite a long time...
- there was quite a big discussion about this awhile back, and there is also a
- FAQ that gets posted once and awhile....
-
- Ian.
-