Zapping Laptop batteries

From: Carlos Murillo <carlos_murillo_at_epm.net.co>
Date: Sun Nov 17 08:57:00 2002

At 03:57 PM 11/16/02 -0600, you wrote:
>On this subject, anyone know what needs to be done with non-nicad laptop
>batteries? I have a DEC HiNote ultra II with a bad Li-Ion battery pack that
>I'd like to rejuvenate, but I have no idea how to do so and I suspect that
the
>same zapping technique as recommended for nicads won't do the trick...

Don't try to rejuvenate or zap Li-ion packs; they will probably explode.
Plus, the chemistry is such that if you recharge it above
100%, there will be formation of unstable (explosive) compounds.
Li-ion batteries require an intelligent recharger to avoid this.

carlos.

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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Sun Nov 17 2002 - 08:57:00 GMT