Re: [Hampshire] power problem

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Author: Steven Swann
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] power problem
On 12/06/2011 02:22 PM, Vic wrote:
>> However, I believe that this
>> minimum charge threshold is actually built into the battery control
>> electronics rather than the battery itself.
> Yes, it is.
>
>> That is to say, If I could have bypassed the controller and charged it
>> back up manually, I believe that I would have got some further use out
>> of the battery.
> This is not a safe thing to do; a deeply-discharged lithium cell is no
> longer viable. Although you *might* manage to get some charge into it, you
> also might have an incipient internal short. Given the energy density of a
> lithium battery, that can lead to a fire...
>
> Vic.
>

Screwdriver through a Li cell... This is how I blew mine! Well it was
exciting to say the least :)


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