Fully charge this new HITACHI M SERIES laptop battery packs before use. New laptop battery pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times
before it can be conditioned to full capacity.
Rechargeable laptop battery undergo self-discharging when left unused. So your should store this HITACHI M SERIES laptop battery pack in a fully charged stage.
Fully drain and fully recharge this HITACHI M SERIES laptop battery pack every few months.
For longer this battery life, turn down the LCD brightness of your HITACHI M SERIES laptop.
Don't short circuit the terminals or store this HITACHI M SERIES laptop battery pack with metal parts.
Extending HITACHI M SERIES Laptop Battery Life: Run the battery down and recharging it at least once every month.
What is the ambient temperature affects the HITACHI M SERIES laptop battery performance? Low temperatures (e.g. -15oC) will obviously reduce Ni-Cd and Ni-MH battery discharge rate. At -20oC electrolyte is at its freezing point, charge speed will greatly slow down. At low temperature (under -15oC) charge will raise the internal gas pressure and probably unseal the safety vent. Ambient temperature of 5oC to 30oC is the best range to get effective charge. Generally with temperature rising charge efficiency will become higher. But when the temperature rises to 45oC or higher, the materials performance in the battery will be degenerated and battery service life will be shorten greatly.
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