This process is referred to within the battery business as “biking”. Merely put, that is the method of subjecting your battery packs to full cost and discharge cycles, thus decreasing or eliminating the “reminiscence impact” that transpires throughout regular use with Nickel-Cadmium (NiCad) and Nickel-Steel-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Though this course of has proven to extend the cost capability of NiCad and NiMH batteries, NEVER carry out this course of on Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries, that are generally present in cell telephones and laptop computer computer systems, and NEVER on Lead-Acid (Pb) batteries, that are generally used for vehicles and energy back-ups. At all times examine your battery pack earlier than you start, as they need to point out which sort of batteries are contained within the pack.
Performing the biking process on family or handheld rechargeable batteries which can be NiCad or NiMH ought to drastically improve cost capability, together with many frequent objects, like cordless telephones, shavers, energy instruments, and so forth.
First, a little bit in regards to the phenomenon referred to as the reminiscence impact (talked about earlier) that happens in NiCad and NiMH kind batteries. The reminiscence impact occurs when the gadget containing all these batteries solely permits discharge of a small portion of its potential capability earlier than a recharge, e.g. talking on a cordless phone for a couple of minutes at a time, or taking a brief spin on the Segway, then putting them on the charger, and repeating this course of. Over time, the cells throughout the battery pack will “bear in mind” the brief length of utilization, after which act as if that length as its full capability.
At this level, you discover that the gadget is just not performing appropriately, in that it requires extra frequent charging and its time of operation is diminished.