rolling rolling@along writes:

Just wondering what the typical initial voltage is of a new aa or aaa
nicad battery before the first time you charge it. I just bought some
and the voltage ranges from .9 to .99 volts which seems too low to me,
I know it is very bad to let batteries full to this voltage normally
but what about when they are brand new, are these voltages ok then,as
anybody else measured the votlage on new batteries before charging
them for the first time. I wonder if the ones I bought have been on
the shelf too long.

May be fully discharged. New NiCds don't mind being near 0 V.

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