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Something I've noticed was that after getting the same low battery warning, removing the battery and adding it again, restored it to a realistic percentage. From what I read, it seems that this is normal with this type of batteries.
 
I have 6. All were bought in April. 3 are showing at roughly 80% and the other 3 still show as full.
 
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