MichaelMeissner
Senior Member+
At the instance of my wife, I have been trying to organize my 'man cave' (otherwise known as the living room), and clear off all of the spaces that have various camera or electronic parts. To that end, I've been sorting things into various containers and drawers. One such area is rechargeable electronic project batteries. Over the years, I have collected several different lipo batteries with the 2 wire JST cable. I mostly use the batteries that are at least 1000ma in capacity. Since these batteries are roughly Teensy size, I can just mount the battery under the Teensy.
However in buying various dodads over the years, I have a collection of smaller lipo batteries, ranging in capacity from 110ma to 500ma. Before putting the batteries away, I attempted to charge them, and I discovered that the small batteries no longer work, while all of the larger batteries can hold a charge.
Given all of my small batteries appear dead, but the larger ones aren't, is there something about the smaller lipo batteries that causes them to fail sooner? Or is it just luck of the draw?
Now, I don't track when I buy the batteries, but I know 1-2 of the larger batteries that still can hold a charge were bought several years ago, while at least a few of the lipo batteries were bought more recently. I could understand older batteries losing the capacity to be charged, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.
I suspect because I do use the larger batteries every so often, that using and recharging them keeps them active. While with some of the smaller lipo batteries, I might never have used them.
I've bagged these batteries so that i can properly dispose of them at the town transfer station that takes trash, recyclables, food waste, and it has a shed for lithium batteries and lights with mercury.
However in buying various dodads over the years, I have a collection of smaller lipo batteries, ranging in capacity from 110ma to 500ma. Before putting the batteries away, I attempted to charge them, and I discovered that the small batteries no longer work, while all of the larger batteries can hold a charge.
Given all of my small batteries appear dead, but the larger ones aren't, is there something about the smaller lipo batteries that causes them to fail sooner? Or is it just luck of the draw?
Now, I don't track when I buy the batteries, but I know 1-2 of the larger batteries that still can hold a charge were bought several years ago, while at least a few of the lipo batteries were bought more recently. I could understand older batteries losing the capacity to be charged, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.
I suspect because I do use the larger batteries every so often, that using and recharging them keeps them active. While with some of the smaller lipo batteries, I might never have used them.
I've bagged these batteries so that i can properly dispose of them at the town transfer station that takes trash, recyclables, food waste, and it has a shed for lithium batteries and lights with mercury.