Recent content by PW_Plack

Your concern is understandable, but the old advice to run batteries fully down before charging is left over from the days of nickel-cadmium (aka "nicad") batteries. They would develop a "memory effect" if not fully discharged before charging, but that's not applicable to lithium types. When...

Probably just planning ahead, considering the lack of obstacle avoidance!

Keeping any of the lithium-chemistry batteries between 30% and 80% of full charge can greatly extend the number of charge cycles in the battery's lifetime. But 80% charge happens shortly after they reach 4.2 volts during charging, so if your measurement of the top end is accurate, yes - very...