Question for the Impres Gurus

[akardam]

So, here's the deal.

I've got 4 of the XTS 4Ah Li-ion Impres batteries that I cycle through on a regular basis. Problem is what with them being such high capacity is I can go a week or more on a single charge. Obviously, by the time I'm done with a battery and cycle to the next, it's been sitting for 3-4 weeks, and the battery has reverted to "dumb".

My question is this: How best to handle the situation? Do I:

A) Let them sit on the shelf, and when ready to use, do the drop in, remove within 5 seconds, and drop back in to recondition.
B) Let them sit in the Impres rack at all times when not being used.
C) Something else?

Any pros and cons of the above would be appreciated.

[escomm]

B) Let them sit in the Impres rack at all times when not being used.

Motorola's spec says they can sit there waiting to go... if you have the displays I'd say keep an eye on your max capacity to see if there is any degradation over time... although there should not be

[akardam]

That's about what I figured.

Is there any harm in sticking with option A, given that I swap batteries at night so it's not an issue to wait for a recondition cycle to complete (let it run overnight)?

[escomm]

As long as you are not charging them before putting them on the shelf... no sense in running the batteries through excess charge cycles. If you just keep them dead until the night before you need them and then charge them for the next morning then that would be a reasonable solution.

Much better than putting up with the hiss of the fan 24/7