Gibson LP STD LTD Manual v1.0
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•
Avoid
elevated
temperatures.
You
don’t
want
to
expose
any
guitar
to
high
temperatures,
but
this
also
shortens
battery
life
dramatically.
•
Store
the
battery
properly.
If
you
won’t
be
playing
Les
Paul
Standard
2010
Limited
for
several
weeks
or
more,
discharge
the
battery
partway
(about
40
‐
50%
of
its
full
charge),
remove
the
battery,
and
store
it
in
a
cool,
but
not
cold,
place.
Do
not
store
the
battery
either
fully
charged
or
fully
discharged.
Either
one
can
shorten
battery
life
considerably.
•
After
taking
a
battery
out
of
storage,
charge
it
fully
before
playing
Les
Paul
Standard
2010
Limited.
This
promotes
longer
battery
life.
•
Once
the
battery
is
fully
charged,
disconnect
the
charger.
Li
‐
Ion
batteries
are
“smart”
and
you
can’t
really
overcharge
them.
However,
leaving
them
connected
to
a
charger
when
fully
charged
uses
power
unnecessarily.
•
These
tips
don’t
necessarily
apply
to
laptop
computers.
Even
if
a
laptop
uses
an
Li
‐
Ion
battery,
there
are
computer
‐
specific
considerations.
Follow
the
computer
manufacturer’s
instructions
for
proper
laptop
battery
care.
Tech
Tip:
About
Charge/Discharge
Cycles
An
Li
‐
Ion
battery
is
typically
rated
for
300
‐
500
charge/discharge
cycles.
In
other
words,
you
can
discharge
the
battery
at
least
300
times
and
charge
it
back
up
again
before
its
useful
life
is
over.
If
you
play
Les
Paul
Standard
2010
Limited
and
discharge
it
50%
during
a
concert,
then
charge
it
to
full
capacity,
that
is
only
half
of
a
charge/discharge
cycle.
If
you
play
Les
Paul
Standard
2010
Limited
every
day
and
discharge
it
to
75%
of
capacity
then
charge
it
back
to
100%,
it
would
take
four
days
before
the
battery
would
experience
a
full
charge/discharge
cycle.
However,
a
battery
has
a
finite
life
regardless
of
whether
you’ve
used
up
the
full
number
of
charge/discharge
cycles—after
about
2
‐
3
years
its
internal
resistance
rises
to
the
point
where
it
can
no
longer
deliver
its
rated
voltage.
It’s
important
to
remember
that
Li
‐
Ion
batteries
like
“exercise.”
Leaving
a
battery
on
a
charger
all
the
time
will
lead
to
lower
performance
than
doing
some
degree
of
charging
and
discharging.
Appendix
D:
Troubleshooting
Appendix
D:
Troubleshooting