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Originally Posted by kcallis
I have been trying to condition my battery, so that is would give a good indicator of battery level. I have let the battery completely discharge and then let it go back up to 100%. When I go into Systems/Power and look at the information tab, it says that the battery has never had a full charge no info on standby time, etc.
So what is the trick to getting the battery to completely condition so I can see some of the stats?
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memory effect is on ni cad batteries not on our batteries.
Memory effect, also known as
lazy battery effect or
battery memory, is an effect observed in nickel cadmium
rechargeable batteries that causes them to hold less charge. It describes one very specific situation in which certain
NiCd batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged. The battery appears to "remember" the smaller capacity.
[1] The source of the effect is changes of the characteristics of the underused active materials of the cell.[
citation needed] The term is commonly misapplied to almost any case in which a battery appears to hold less charge than was expected. These cases are more likely due to battery age and use, leading to irreversible changes in the cells due to internal short-circuits, loss of electrolyte, or reversal of cells.