| ??? 04/24/10 20:31 Read: times |
#175353 - Be kind to your NiCds! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Whenever you connect multiple cells into a battery[1], there will always be one "weakest link" in the chain - this is the cell that reaches the "fully discharged" state first.
If you continue to discharge the battery beyond this point, you will reverse-charge that weakest cell - thus permanently weakening it further. This is, of course, a vicious circle - and you soon end up with a battery with a totally dead cell. Thus the way to maximise the life of your batteries is to avoid over-discharging them. [1] Note that I am using the term "battery" here in the strict technical sense of an assembly of multiple cells - specifically, series-connected cells. |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| life xtension or restore NICADs | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Flashing | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I guess this is it | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| That's one. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I dunno who he is | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Stylish | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Be kind to your NiCds! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Some years ago I built a charger ... | 01/01/70 00:00 |