I have the HX460S, which uses an Li-Ion battery. Such batteries have no memory. You can leave the 12V plug in all the time. BTW, the radio will trickle charge even if left on RX. It will only fast charge with the radio off. There is no desktop charger for it yet (would permit fast charge and RX/TX), but the idea is under consideration by Standard. For NiCd-powered radios, the story is materially different because such batteries lose capacity if trickle charged indefinitely. However, this condition is reversible with a couple of charge/full discharge cycles. Some say it nevertheless shortens overall life. So, what I do for all my NiCd appliances (e.g., laptops, radios) is I leave them plugged in if I use them a lot at a base station. Once every couple of months, I discharge them fully and recharge them. Also, if I am taking them into the field, I do the same thing the night before. Because NiCd's also have a limited number of cycles in their life, you want to avoid an excessive number of cycles. I have heard that within the cycle life, NiCd's will last from 4 to 6 years, depending upon how close to the ideal charge/recharge profile you are. Ken C *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 18 2002 - 15:21:12 PDT
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