Lithium Ion Battery Charging Question

[HiTek21]

I bought a Canon PowerShot S40 Digital camera and there are no instructions for how long I'm suppose to charge the battery for the first time use. Now I know a little bit about batteries and I know some batteries you have to charge for at least 12 - 24 hours to ensure a long life cycle. I put the battery on its charge and let it charge for a little over an hour and it says its good to go but is that okay to use it yet? Any input would be appreciated.

 

[Justin218]

I'd say it's fine. I never did bother reading about LiIons though

 

[Adul]

yes it should be ok to use it. I doremember my sony li-ion battery charging in about hour, but suggested leaving it on for a few more hours to ensure max charge

 

[Mday]

it depends on how much power is being supplied to the battery from the charger, and what the specs of the battery is.

i would be likely to trust the charger in the issue... it's not like it's going to overcharge unless canon gave you a crap charger...

 

[Doggiedog]

The Lithium Ion battery for the S40 charges real fast. Probably a little over an hour. The batteries I think you are referring to are nickel cadmium which take like half a day to charge.

As long as the green light is on after you charge, your battery should be ready to go. I've charged my battery for only a couple mins and used it without having any problems. I've had an S40 for 6 months or so and the battery is still going strong.