http://www1.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/nicads.pdf Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of greentron@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 12:04 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 > > > ************************************************************************ ***** > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ************************************************************************ ***** Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/