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Canon BP-512 battery replacement

All of us want to prolong our Canon BP-512 Digital Camera battery's life. But without question every battery has a natural course of aging. After used for a long time, the battery get weak. This is cannot be eliminated, but we can prolong this aging course by using suitable method.

Store :
1): Store it in a cool and dry place (The suitable temperature is about 15°C).
2): Before storage, you should confirm your Canon BP-512 or Canon BP-514 is not fully depleted. If empty, charge for about 30 minutes .
3): Usually a lithium-ion Canon BP-514 battery should be stored at about 40% state-of-charge, because laptop battery's self discharge can break the battery in the storage .
4): Use soft and dry cloth to clean your BP-512 battery after using it.
5): Please take out the Canon BP-512, Canon BP-514 battery from your machine when it is not being used.

Charge :
1):When you prepare to charge for your Canon BP-512 and BP-514 battery ,make sure the temperature is around the room temperature.
2): Most battery can be fully charged in about 3 hours so do not leave a battery in a charger for a long time.
3): Do not charged to higher voltages than Canon BP-514 threshold voltage ,as it would become unsafe. Especially need to pay attention is avoid over-charging and over-discharging.
4): Please notice this: It is not very distinct to reduce the charge time by increasing the charge current .

See more battery tips at Battery Tips and Battery FAQs.