I agree, once you have a shorted cell, it's likely the rest of them are not
too healthy anyway. Shitcan it unless it's an emergency.
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM John McIntire via EV
wrote:
> I firmly agree with Jim. I've witnessed a shorted cell spark an explosion
> in a battery that was be
I firmly agree with Jim. I've witnessed a shorted cell spark an explosion in a
battery that was being charged. There is a reason that hydrogen is used for
making bombs.
John M
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Feb 16, 2023, 5:04 PM by ev@lists.evdl.org:
> Not just No,
Not just No, but HELL NO!
Really bad idea with lots of potential complications - some of which already
mentioned.
Jim Walls
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Barry Oppenheim via EV wrote:
I have three 6V deep cycle batteries, each with a presumed bad cell
(voltage ~4.4V charged). Can I combine them into one 12V battery and
charge with a 12V charger?
If you're desperate, here's an old trick from my grandpa. Drive a few
big screws into the bad cell
I personally wouldn't try it, but that's me.
IMO the only cure for a depreciated battery is replacement.
Over the years of reading the web and Home Power, I've read various tricks
for trying to extend lead batteries' life. I suppose that whether you find
these hacks useful depends in part on
My experience with a shorted cell in a battery has been spotty. The
short is not very reliable, for example a good bump of the battery can
(and has) removed the short between the plates and allow it to work
normally until the plates returned to original position or the short
grew a bit longer and s
