At 8:25 AM -0600 12/3/99, Leland Jory wrote:
>My reply is: How come I've tested hundreds (if not thousands) of "dead"
>batteries, ALL of which registered 0V (or thereabouts, I'm smart enough to
>realize that a 3V battery measuring about .5V is as close to dead as makes
>no nevermind). I've never had a "dead" battery measure any significant
>amount of voltage.
>
>Maybe I'm ignorant of something, but it seems to me that "dead" batteries
>will show as "dead" to a voltmeter when measured out of circuit.
Leland,
How are you measuring your batteries? I ask because on my
voltmeter, a "dead" 1.5 volt battery usually measures at around 1.2
volts. New ones are at 1.6 or higher. (By "dead" I mean as far as a
Walkman or GameBoy, they may still power a flashlight).
Regards,
- Lou Forlini
Software Engineer
System Support Products, Inc.
******************************************
This month's NewtonTalk brought to you by:
EVOTE.COM, the ultimate Political Junkie site on the 'Net.
The Clinton Administration, the George Bush
2000 Campaign, and almost every other major
U.S. politician has said something nasty
about us at some time. Find out why at:
http://www.evote.com
******************************************
Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info?
Visit http://www.planetnewton.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00:43 EST