"w_tom" wrote in message
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On May 11, 8:11 pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

That isn't the issue here. It's the fact that lead-acid cells can be
destroyed by a single full discharge.

The point is that any battery can be harmed by over discharging.

No, the point is that lead-acid cells are especially susceptible to being
damaged. I've never had this happen with a nickel-cadmium battery.