Originally Posted by
RTDub
WTF, Dick? Yeah, really. If you re-read my post, you will note that I never claimed not to know how many terminals my cell phone battery has. Also, plug 'cell battery bump charge' into the mighty Google, and there are many, many articles on the effectiveness of this technique.
No need to get snobby about it, man. Do your homework before calling someone out like that.
Depending on the quality of the charger and the method it uses for terminating the charge, it can increase the state of charge to "bump" charge as you describe it. So you are not crazy!
If doing this results in a big change in SOC, however, it is generally an indication of a poor quality charger.
I would also add that using a voltmeter is not sufficient to measure the capacity or 'health' of a battery. A tool is required that can measure capacity to a terminal voltage for a given discharge rate. Ideally, the tool can also provide an indication of internal impedance which is generally higher for poor quality or high-capacity cells and increases as the cells age.
In other words, see post #21.