07-30-2017 11:59 AM
07-30-2017 12:05 PM - edited 07-30-2017 12:05 PM
The typical lifespan of a lithium battery is about 300-500 charges, or about 3-4 years, which ever comes first.
07-30-2017 12:44 PM
"The typical lifespan of a lithium battery is about 300-500 charges, or about 3-4 years, ..."
I doubt that. But I suspect the charger is going bad. Do you know someone with a Canon charger that you can try? Don't blame the battery until you know for sure.
A DeWalt (tools) battery engineer told me lithium batteries start to degrade the second after their chemicals are mixed. I have 10 or 12, EP-L4 batteries and some are approching ten years old.
07-30-2017 01:09 PM
@ebiggs1 wrote:"The typical lifespan of a lithium battery is about 300-500 charges, or about 3-4 years, ..."
I doubt that. But I suspect the charger is going bad. Do you know someone with a Canon charger that you can try? Don't blame the battery until you know for sure.
A DeWalt (tools) battery engineer told me lithium batteries start to degrade the second after their chemicals are mixed. I have 10 or 12, EP-L4 batteries and some are approching ten years old.
I guess that did not come out right
If a lithium battery sits idle for 3-4 years without being charged, they can go bad. As you said, they begin to deteriorate the moment they are made.
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