Do u need to drain a lithium battery before recharging it?

Question

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Answer 1

Hi Kates.  I just found out the answer to that question yesterday by an authorized Nikon repair tech.  He was telling me, not only  should you NOT allow the battery to completely drain....   you MUST NOT allow it to drain.   He told me that was extremely hard on a battery...  It sounded funny to me,  but I am no repair person...   He went on to advise me to top off the battery.   After coming home from a shoot.. he said to

charge the battery and put it back into the camera or in the bag.   He told me to keep them charged at all times.   That really doesn't sound right... so I called another Nikon rep and he backed up the first guy.   Also they both told me that there was nothing wrong with using after market batteries.  Would do no harm to the camera...  and I would be interested in the correct answer for that question because I currently have the Nikon D2X.    I cannot afford to do something stupid like using non Nikon batteries and burning up my camera!!  They said it was fine,  only that the aftermarket might not last as long as authentic Nikon batteries.   I am glad if I was able to help.  Thanks for reading.

Answer 2

No

This is the state of the art rechargeable battery.  My old D100 has some that have lasted over 5 years and still perform as new.

Just charge them the night before you intend to shoot.

The only rechargeable batteries that had to be completely drained were the old, old NiCd batteries ... they are not used on Digital cameras