"William Sommer******"


Fine. Nothing new.

** All new to YOU, ****head.

I've killed men for less than that.

** Another idiotic lie.

I wasn't expecting you to repeat common knowledge about rechargeable
batteries.

** And I didn't.

To your claim of "odd battery problem" - I replied:
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You are describing the standard "old age" failure mode of most NiCds.

1. The internal resistance of some or all the cells in a pack rises - often
dramatically.

2. The energy capacity drops by a large factor.

3. The pack will not hold charge due to internal leakage.

4. The terminal voltage is depressed, from 1.25V to about 1.2V per cell.

A single overheating event can result in the same outcome - whether by
overcharging or otherwise.

Reason ?

NiCd cells have a small amount of water in them - lose that and the cell is
stuffed.

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** The above is NOT common knowledge and is ONLY true of NiCd cells.



But why the high voltage?

** When on charge - point 1 applies.
** Cease charge the pack and the voltage drops almost immediately.
** V = I x R ..........
** Wot an idiot.

You don't see it, do you? Of course not.


** There is nothing new or "odd" to see.


The same thought crossed my mind. The question is... why should a cell's
voltage -- which is supposedly determined by the battery's chemistry --
essentially double (assuming only one cell is bad)?

** You never put that ******ing mad idea** forward before ??????

Not only do you over snip and change context at whim - now invent entirely
new stuff and pretend it is not new.

FYI ****wit:

YOU claimed to have three 6V NiCd packs - means 5 cells in each.

So the normal, rest voltage is 1.25V x 5 = 6.25V

On charge, with good cells and at the recommended rate, voltage peaks to
about 1.45V then falls to about 1.35V per cell.

That means the pack will rise to 7.25V then fall to 6.75V as the cells get
warm.

If the cells are old and bad, the voltage will rise higher and may never
fall while on charge.

At rest the same faulty pack may well drop to a 1.1V per cell = 5.5V.

This correlates with your story, 100%.

Nothing odd, totally normal.

Shame the same is NOT true of steaming great ****wits like YOU !!!!!!!!!!




.... Phil