Storage of NP-FZ100 battery

[niborSonyA73]

I've heard that when a Lithium battery is not used for a period of time, it is best stored with a 50% charge.

Any thoughts?

[Pascale_F]

Hi niborSonyA73, 

Welcome to the community. 

I'll just see if I can find any help regarding this. In the meantime though, maybe another community member might have some ideas. 

Thanks,

Pascale

[Joe_Dohn]

That's absolutely correct, due to the Lithium-ion technology, it's recommended to never let the capacity drop below 20% or rise above 80% to preserve what are referred to "Charge Cycles" and as you've mentioned, if you're going to leave them unused for a while, it's recommended to leave them at a charge between 50% and 70% to prevent accelerated degradation. I learnt this from having done exactly the opposite of everything I just mentioned with my very first smartphone! Hope this helps ^^

[niborSonyA73]

Thanks Joe, you have confirmed what I thought was best practice.

[The_Black_Rose]

Hi NiborSonyA73,

I totally agree with Joe to be honest.

Cheers,

Rose