RE: [RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-28 Thread Robert Samuels
From: Kurt W. Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] dead battery question Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:21:32 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:14:48 -0600 From: Robert Samuels [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] dead battery

Re: [RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-26 Thread Robert Samuels
Twice i've had single cells in a pack become dead. That is, the cell(s) in question had no voltage. On the advice from a local battery supplier I shocked the cell(s) by touching the leads from a 12 volt battery to the bad cell for an instant. It caused some sparks when I touched the positive

[RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-26 Thread Kurt W. Zimmerman
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:14:48 -0600 From: Robert Samuels [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] dead battery question Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twice i've had single cells in a pack become dead. That is, the cell(s) in question had no voltage. On the advice from

Re: [RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-24 Thread Doug McLaren
On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 08:47:59PM -0800, D Hauch wrote: | I seen I left a 4 cell, 1100 mah Nicad RX pack on for 24 hours. | Does this harm the cells at all ? Presumably the cells are all now 99+% empty ... By itself, that's just fine with NiCd or NiMH cells, but the problem is that in any pack

[RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-23 Thread D Hauch
Hey guys, I seen I left a 4 cell, 1100 mah Nicad RX pack on for 24 hours. Does this harm the cells at all ? Thanks, Dave Hauch Mich. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe

Re: [RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-23 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
It can, but not always. Leave the pack alone for a day or so, then measure the pack V (no load). If you do not see at least 4V, one or more cells will need replacing. Replacing the bad cells will depend on how new the pack is to start with. It may be in your best interest to replace the entire