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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 446909" data-attributes="member: 12257">At times, once a battery starts displaying shorter life spans, a couple of discharge/recharge cycles will extend the life, but with the NiMH batteries, it's nowhere near as crucial as it is for NiCad packs.  That's the advantage of the NiMH - longer shelf life and HUGE improvements in what they called "charge memory".I'd say about once a quarter at most, though, it's good to let a battery drain down until device shut-off and recharge back to full.  I try to do that with my rechargeables twice a year, personally.  If you do it too often, you're actively decreasing the number of recharge cycles available.</blockquote>