On Monday 26 June 2006 9:16 pm, Mike Lococo wrote: > >>6. Finally after searching Nokia's website, I can find no direction ? > >>as to how to optimally charge the battery. Is is best to drain it ? > >>completely or nearly so prior to recharging, or doesn't it matter? > > > > It does fine with partial draining for me. I hope this helped. > > Deep cycling is actually bad for this type of battery. ?Keep it topped > off when it's convenient to do so. Hi, I've just acquired a 770 and joined this list. I'm unsure about battery charging now because the manual (English, p.41) says the battery should be taken through 2-3 complete discharges to maximize performance. Should we do that, and then keep the battery topped off, that is, never do a complete discharge after the first few? thanks, ==Leonard