Originally Posted by
seeker333
A billion people recharge batteries successfully every day, simply by following the instructions - all without the sage wisdom expressed in this thread.
But how many actually realise the full life time form their batteries?
I can tell you that before I became wise to the pitfalls of cheap and/or fast chargers, I was having under 1 year old and under 100 charge cycle batteries going flat far too quickly or just not holding a charge at all, constantly.
1 decent charger later and I have not had a single battery to date that has not met its expectations.
I am a big fan of the new hybrid batteries too.
Anyway, advice was asked for, and has been given.
Whether it is good advice or not, that is for the OP to decide.