Gonna use it once a month? Yeah 40-60%s a good range to keep it in. More than a few months? Depending on the idle discharge, but probably want to charge it higher so it doesn’t go flat. 0% charge is a lot worse than 100%, especially for LiPo batteries.
The exact level you charge it to matters less than what the battery ends up sitting at. Batteries are happiest at about 40%, but very rapid get unhappy the lower they go. The closer you can keep it to within the 40-60% the better.
If I’m not planning to use a device for a while, I generally do 79% as well.
Except for my Nintendo DSi XL and 2DS XL. The original DS seems to hold a charge eternally regardless of what it’s charged to, and the 2DS will literally be dead after a while if I don’t charge it to full. I’ve stored it at a 100% charge and picked it up a few months later to find it sitting at like 16%. Makes no sense.
Depends on the LiPo. I’ve had some go dead or puffy after being at 100% for 3 weeks, others survived 4 months at 95% in the woods (I fly FPV quadcopters)
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Charge to 50% - less strain on battery at this charge (3.7V)
Depends on how long you plan on ignoring them.
Gonna use it once a month? Yeah 40-60%s a good range to keep it in. More than a few months? Depending on the idle discharge, but probably want to charge it higher so it doesn’t go flat. 0% charge is a lot worse than 100%, especially for LiPo batteries.
I’ve heard 70% is best for longer term storage.
The exact level you charge it to matters less than what the battery ends up sitting at. Batteries are happiest at about 40%, but very rapid get unhappy the lower they go. The closer you can keep it to within the 40-60% the better.
If I’m not planning to use a device for a while, I generally do 79% as well.
Except for my Nintendo DSi XL and 2DS XL. The original DS seems to hold a charge eternally regardless of what it’s charged to, and the 2DS will literally be dead after a while if I don’t charge it to full. I’ve stored it at a 100% charge and picked it up a few months later to find it sitting at like 16%. Makes no sense.
Depends on the LiPo. I’ve had some go dead or puffy after being at 100% for 3 weeks, others survived 4 months at 95% in the woods (I fly FPV quadcopters)