Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 11:53:06 -0500 From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 110 questions
> >shorting the cell out? These could sometimes be 'fused apart' by shocking >(zapping) the cell with a heavy current / high voltage for a second or so. > >Just a thought .. ;-) Entirely correct. What is commonly referred to as "memory effect" in NIMH and NICAD batteries is actually charge depression, caused by poorly designed chargers. The cure, and it IS curable, is to discharge the battery, but NOT lower than 1V/Cell. The damage threshold is lower than that, but 1V/Cell does the job in NICADs, and is the optimum discharge cutoff point for NIMH cells. Completely discharging NICAD and NIMH battery packs is a very bad idea, it will cause failures from cell reversal. The libs use Li-Ion batteries though, so none of this applies to the libs. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
