[TechAssist] Re: Camcorder Batteries

  • From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:29:31 -0500

http://www1.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/nicads.pdf

Ed Gaidies
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada

teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

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Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Camcorder Batteries

It is not advisable to completely discharge a ni-cad stack as one cell
will 
run down before the others and the current then reverse-charges that
cell, 
causing further damage to that cell. Thats why the available dischargers
only 
discharge until the stack reaches a certain voltage.
> I have been discharging my batteries with a resistor. But I haven't
used it
> in a while and I don't remember which one I was using. These are
NI-CAD
> batteries. Is someone else doing this and what resistor are you using.
I
> read about this some time ago on here.
> Al Marquardt
> ampm@xxxxxxx
> Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
> 206 W Main
> Girardville Pa. 17935
> 
> 
>
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