Li-Ion packs

[Brian Young]

It bugs me that going below 6.0v might ruin the pack.
Maybe only cause I discovered I left my nicads on the
other day. Would be nice to have something that turned
on a siren and flashed the car headlights when it hits
7 volts.....lol.


--- Jerry Budd <jbudd at QNET.COM> wrote:
> >Thanks Jim.
> >
> >Ive been curious what a discharge curve looks like
> for
> >these batteries, anyone seen one?
> 
> My experience is that it's pretty constant (but not
> level), similar 
> to a lead-acid battery (which makes it very
> predictable).  As far as 
> I can tell (and I've run my Li-ion packs from Bern
> Furgang at 
> http://www.superbatterypacks.com down to slightly
> less than 6.6v) it 
> stays pretty linear with no discernable change in
> slope.
> 
> I eMailed Bern about this and he replied with, "I
> would not go below 
> the 6V threshold as you could loose the pack.  7.2V
> is a very safe 
> low end.  If you are at 6.6V you are OK."
> 
> Before I purchased the Li-ion pack/charger I
> consulted with Jim 
> Oddino as he had some experience with them.  He
> indicated that he was 
> favorably impressed.  I purchased the bx & charger
> in late June, and 
> at this point, I am too.
> 
> Jerry
> 
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