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Gear / Technical Help => Remote Power => Topic started by: lds490 on October 02, 2004, 08:44:57 AM

Title: Are My Batteries Ruined?
Post by: lds490 on October 02, 2004, 08:44:57 AM

I've got some AA NiMH that I use in a battery pack.  I  left them in the pack (not connected to anything) for about a week.  When I tried to use them again I discovered they were fully discharged.  I think I read that NiMH batteries should never be fully discharged.  Are these batteries now dead?

Title: Re: Are My Batteries Ruined?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 02, 2004, 02:48:13 PM

Quote from: lds490 on October 02, 2004, 08:44:57 AM

I've got some AA NiMH that I use in a battery pack.  I  left them in the pack (not connected to anything) for about a week.  When I tried to use them again I discovered they were fully discharged.  I think I read that NiMH batteries should never be fully discharged.  Are these batteries now dead?

no, NIMH batteries are actually supposed to be cycled like that, just try to charge em, i bet they come back to life just fine :)