Charging EN-EL15 for first (three) time(s)

[Xícara de Café]

Dear Nikon forum,

I received a EN-EL15 battery for my D610. It came with a note from the seller that the battery should be charged for a full uninterrupted four hours on its first three charges. Does that sound correct? Or just charge normally until the lamp on the charger stops blinking?

Cheers and enjoy your Sunday,

[mike_halliwell]

Is it a genuine Nikon battery or a clone?

[Xícara de Café]

Hard to tell. Seller says it's original. Box looks good as does the battery itself. Looks exactly like the old one.

[mike_halliwell]

I have a vague memory of advice to run it down to empty, rather than keep on topping it off, for a few cycles to improve capacity and allow the body to calibrate the charge 'life'.

The chip in a genuine battery understands and communicates with the body.

 

[Xícara de Café]

14 minutes ago, mike_halliwell said:

I have a vague memory of advice to run it down to empty, rather than keep on topping it off, for a few cycles to improve capacity and allow the body to calibrate the charge 'life'.

The chip in a genuine battery understands and communicates with the body.

 

Thanks, yes I'll do that.

[ShunCheung]

If you post an image of the flat side of the battery with all the wording, perhaps we can identify it. The original EN-EL15 has been discontinued for several years, in favor of the EN-EL15A in 2017, followed by the B and now C. It seems unlikely that you can find a new one now.

[glen_h]

I haven't done enough tests, but sometimes it seems to me that Li-ion batteries take a few cycles before they are up to full capacity.

Without actually trying to figure out how long, how many shots, or whatever, each one gets.