Draining Batteries to Keep Them Conditioned

Back in my earlier days in electronics, as the glaciers receded, the NiCad battery was a new, great, and often expensive thing. We were taught to frequently let the battery drain and then recharge, as the cycle helped condition the battery. I get asked this question frequently regarding modern cell-phone batteries, and I admit my default response is to let the battery discharge. Don’t keep it at full power all the time. But I would be wrong about that.

Here’s a good article from New Atlas: Do you really have to drain your battery Periodically to Keep It conditioned? Answer: No. Read the article to discover why.