Another good question that requires nuance: if you’re putting enough thought and effort into battery management of your devices to set the storage charge to that degree, then absolutely, it’s always best to store Li-Ion cells in the 50-80% charge range. In practice, it’s hard to get customers to remember to charge their lights after a ride, much less to a specific capacity before storage, and the net effect of sitting at 100% charge for a bit is all but negligible. The worst thing you can do is leave them <20%, really anything that keeps them above that threshold at all times is going to be pretty good.
Nov. 19, 2024, 8:06 p.m. - OutboundLighting
Another good question that requires nuance: if you’re putting enough thought and effort into battery management of your devices to set the storage charge to that degree, then absolutely, it’s always best to store Li-Ion cells in the 50-80% charge range. In practice, it’s hard to get customers to remember to charge their lights after a ride, much less to a specific capacity before storage, and the net effect of sitting at 100% charge for a bit is all but negligible. The worst thing you can do is leave them <20%, really anything that keeps them above that threshold at all times is going to be pretty good.