Did I screw up by fully discharging my LSD nimh's?

[powerup93]

Unknowingly, I placed my brand new LSD C-cell NIMH's on the discharge cycle on my Vanson/Tenergy speedybox bc1hu. I found that most all people are saying that is not good at all. Did I mess up the voltage, capacity, or life of the batt?

 

[Black Rose]

As long as you didn't discharge them and leave them like that for an extended period of time, you're fine.

By using the discharge function on a charger you are not dropping the voltage of the cell to damaging levels.

 

[powerup93]

Thats reassuring to hear. Thx for the quick resposne. I charged them right away after the discharging. Some customer reps I spoke to said that it is ok to discharge NIMH's sometimes.

 

[Mr Happy]

Discharging batteries with the discharge mode on a charger is no different than discharging them through actual use (actually its safer since the charger has automatic controls to stop the discharge at the right time, but something like a flashlight will often discharge batteries to dangerous levels before you notice).

If you discharge NiMH batteries before charging them it can help to prevent a damaging overcharge due to missed termination, so that also makes it a good thing.

In summary what you did was all good and has no bad sides at all.

 

[powerup93]

Oh thank goodness. I appreciate your knowledge both of you. I couldn't exactly find what I was asking through the searches and had to post. I feel much better now.

 

[Beacon of Light]

So a discharge cycle before a long term cold storage in the fridge. I am wondering if a 3-4 year storage will be ok after the thaw.