Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
>
> * Marco Mailand <Marco.Mailand@psi.ch> on Wed, 23 Aug 2000
> | They are dying one after the other very badly. They even release some
> | liquid which stucks underneath the sticker foil.
>
> And that, my friends, is what happens when you overcharge batteries.
>
> | I think the same can happen with Apple NiMH-accu packs for the
> | Newton.
>
> Not likely. The charging mechanism in the MP2x00 is smarter than that, and
> they are of a much higher quality than the junk cells you bought.
They mention on the battery site that NiCads need some "exercises", from
time to time, which is a complete discharge (down to 1V by cell).
They also mention that NiMH can also benefit from discharges, albeit a
lot less often (once every 3 months).
So, anyone has any idea about how you can easily discharge an NiMH pack?
Any danger of over-discharging an NiMH?
-Laurent.
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