RE: Battery cycle life

["Hanson, Mark E (IndSys, SalemVA)" <Mark.Hanson@indsys.ge.com>]

Lee, how many miles/cycles do you get from a pack doing this? Partially
discharging lead batteries reduces life for the duration of time they are
left in that state. I got 22k miles 800 cycles from T-105's by being anal
retentive about charging, I plug in everytime I park it regardless of
distance.

> > I've been wondering if I should charge only every other day.
> 
> That's what I do. If the batteries aren't discharged 50% or more, and I
> won't
> need to go deeper than 70-80% on my next trip, I don't bother to recharge.
> When I was commuting 8 miles round trip per day (20-30% DOD) I recharged
> every
> other day.
> 
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