How should I store my night light battery pack?

Full powered, totally zero power? I want to preserve the battery best way possible. Any advice chaps?

I store mine on top of the fridge 😀

I think advice is to store with a half charge in it, but could be wrong

Assuming it’s a Lithium-Ion battery, store it fully charged somewhere cool such as garage floor. Fully charge it before packing away and top it up once a month if it’s not being used.

Whatever you do, don’t fully discharge it. Once a Li-ion cell drops below 2.7V, irriversable chemical reactions take place within the cell which drastically reduce performance.

I reckon that’s damn good advice! Thanks man

Hi Rich,

Li-Ion batteries don’t like being stored for long periods at 100% charge, this can give them a reverse memory effect to what you used to see with NiCads.

They are best stored for long periods at approx 50% charge state. Although the battery is not being used for long periods the protection circuit will still drain the cells within the battery, this may only be few millAmps as it monitors the battery as a whole but over time especially if it left in a low state of charge it can discharge the cells/battery below the end of discharge (low cut off voltage) limit and it may not recover when putting back onto its charger.

So best left in about 50% state of charge and used once a month for a few minutes and then put back on the charger for a few minutes to make sure everything is still good. Stored in a nice cool place is best but not in the fridge or freezer.

Whilst you are still using it faiirly regularly it is ok to keep it fully charged and just check the battery after each ride to make sure it’s not wet or damp from the ride.

Any questions please feel free to email me.

Smudge