On 14 Feb 2005, at 3:26 am, Jay Hill wrote: > And, while memory effects in modern batteries are much reduced from > what > they were a few years ago, you will still suffer a loss in the charge a > battery will hold if it is not completely drained first, resulting in a > shorter battery life. Lithium-ion batteries do not suffer from the memory effect: topping them up before they are fully discharged does not shorten battery life. Miche.