>Batteries have a finite number of charge-discharge cycles. (How many? I >have heard the figure 400-500 for a LiIon battery-why doesn't someone >research that?) Too many variables for a single answer. How many times was it fully discharged? How many times was it charged after having drained only 2%? What temperature was it stored at? Was it properly burned in when it was new? > When operating time starts to taper off you are approaching >that limit and need to buy a new battery and see to it that the old one is >properly disposed of. > >-Joel -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti mailto:robert at ameeti.net Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties. - Jules Renard <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>