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Can I recondition the batteries from a mobile phone or a bike light?
Not all batteries are the same.
NI-MH for example don't like to be recharged before fully flat, but doing a full discharge cycle, will mostly fix it. 3 cycles will do even more.
Ni-cad also don't like ...
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Can I recondition the batteries from a mobile phone or a bike light?
USB-rechargeable things are essentially always lithium ion. Lithium ion batteries can't be meaningfully reconditioned, and anyway the charger is inside the device (your phone "charger" is ...
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Can I recondition the batteries from a mobile phone or a bike light?
My heavy recommendation would be hub dynamo powered modern LED lights (with a supercapacitor for providing light after stopping).
However, if for some reason this is not an option for you, the second ...
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Can I recondition the batteries from a mobile phone or a bike light?
Frame challenge rather than an answer.
You're asking about bike lights with different types of batteries from a sustainability perspective.
The most sustainable type of bike light is powered by a ...
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