> Since there have been several discussions here about various types of
> rechargeable batteries, I thought maybe somebody out there might
> enjoy this
> article as much as I did. Not exactly good news, but informative...
>
> http://www.primecell.com/qli-Ion.htm
Wow, are those guys pessimists or what !
They left out another caution though ... never short Li-ion cells or packs.
They can explode ! One of my previous employers learned that the hard way
... although there was a fuse in the battery circuit it was remote from the
cell pack. The cell pack leads could get caught in the case during
less-than-careful assembly ... we got several units back from the field full
of poisonous green goop ! Too expensive to scrap ... I felt sorry for the
guy who had to clean them up.
Randall
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