You missed the important point, that charge cycles aren't what matters, because with LiOn, it's the total amount of recharge, not the number of cycles.
"500" would only be if battery had been run dead every time.
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From: "John Thacker via groups.io" <wb4kzm@...>
Date: 8/21/22 11:08 AM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] No TX at low voltage
500 would still be only HALF of the nmh cycles. It's a no-brainer.
In a message dated 8/20/2022 11:16:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, csweningsen@... writes:
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Where did you get your numbers for Lion? 500 is the norm, with a big "but". A "charge cycle" for those batteries, is not number of times charged, but that it's a matter of full discharges, that is, charging a 10% discharged battery counts as 1/10 cycle .
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"the life of a Lithium battery is related to the total charge of the battery?and has nothing to do with the number of charges."
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From: "Clint Bradford via groups.io" <clintbradford@...>
Date: 8/20/22 4:14 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] No TX at low voltage
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I sure don't understand the infatuation with lithium ion. Lithium ion will give you about 300 to 350 complete discharge-charge cucles. nickel metal hydride about 1000 discharge charge cycles. Yes lithium ion is slightly lighter in weight than nickel metal hydride. So just stop ordering super sized fries and that'll make up the difference. Oh, and if you work or live in Alaska, lithium-ion does indeed perform better in cold weather. The only other advantage I can think about is lithium ion will hold a charge unused longer. But you know what? I don't charge up my radio and put it in the glove compartment for six months without use. Also lithium ion requires a appropriate charger. Straight voltage into it is not the best way to go.?
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