"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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In my never humble opinion:
1. There's no such thing as NiCd "memory effect", except in very
unique conditions found only in sintered plate batteries (found in
airplane starter batteries).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_effect

I won't dispute the Wikipedia article.

However, I remember when the memory effect (or a memory effect) was discovered
in rechargeable toothbrushes, back in the '60s. Running the cells all the way
down reversed the effect.