![To Charge or Not to Charge Shop Batteries?](https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/WSMilwaukeeMultiVoltCharger.jpg)
With all the battery powered tools nowadays, I have a question on storage of them. Should the battery be stored charged or flat?
Simon Watts: Batteries should be stored charged. They get into bad habits if allowed too long a rest and may become lazy and decline to accept a full charge.
Michael Dresdner: For practical purposes, I leave mine charged. That way they are ready to use when I need them.