hi techs: i`ve been gaffing litium batteries for years what i do is cut the plastic around the batteries then i check the individual batteries to find the bad one then i take my power supply crank it to 10 or12 volts across a 1.5v battery and i touch +to+ and -to- momentaryly then i hold the 10 or 12 v across the battery for about 30 seconds then i check the battery to see if it now reads if it don`t i repeat the process if not the after the second time i junk the barrery . what u are doing when u do this is braking cobwebs that build up in battery and short it out. then what i`ve done after charging is put a bulb of 1.5v in series to discharge the battery fully then chech it after new charge and the higher now with a new charge ted chilinski ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/