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Originally Posted by themuffinman
It can possibly do more harm than good, lithium batteries don't suffer from the same memory effects compared to older batteries. For lithium batteries it is recommended that you drain the battery once every 30 or so full charges, but just draining it on a regular can cause more harm than good.
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Yes, draining the battery will cause more harm than good. Therefore, I wouldn't even drain it once every 30 times, I would try my best to not let it go below 20% if possible!
Just recently graduated from college and had a professor, PHD in energy/engineering and gave us a whole run down on lithium batts. Basically, as the battery drops below the 20% mark, the ions will slowly begin to separate. As these ions separate, it becomes harder to hold a charge. Same on laptops, and thats why I can't run mine any more without plugging it in, as I used to let it run dry!
All in all, do as the above member stated, keep it fully charged as much as possible!!