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Article #496Re: Draining / Discharging a Ni-Cad 10V Battery
From: Mike DeMetz
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 21:10
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 21:10
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In general it is recommened not to drain ni-cad packs below 1.1 volt per cell to prevent reverse charging of weak cells. The safest way to go lower is to put a resistor accross each cell. If you do not drain much more than 1C you should be OK.
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!att!fang!gator!syscon!miked From: miked@syscon.rn.com (Mike DeMetz) Subject: Re: Draining / Discharging a Ni-Cad 10V Battery Organization: Syscon Corporate Headquarters - South Bend, IN USA Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 21:10:47 GMT Message-ID: <1992Nov04.211047.26781@syscon.rn.com> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] References: <1992Oct30.193947.16978@sco.COM> Lines: 5