Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:49:05 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] RE: Li-Ion cell testing?
At 12:25 AM 1/08/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 17:19:31 +1000 >From: "Richter, Mike W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Li-Ion cell testing? > >Charge the pack, then open it up. You will have to unsolder the cells >because you can't test cells in Parallel. BEWARE - shorting out cells >can cause them to EXPLODE - if you short them out momentarily they won't >explode - but they will be permanently damaged and useless. > >A fully charged LiIon cell will be at 4.2 volts and stay at 4.2 volts >for months. If it is below 4.0 then I wouldn't re-use it. Before >disassembling cells, check that at least some cells are at 4.2v - if not >the pack wasn't charging, so you can't test the cells. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it quite possible that the packs may be dead because of fried electronics as opposed to dead cells in which case it's quite possible they won't charge at all? - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------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 **************************************************************
