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<DIV><SPAN class=393144616-24022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hey
Bob,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=393144616-24022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Remember the old Orbit ads with the picture of someone flying his plane
and then showing the battery with one "cutaway" cell?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
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face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Bob
Richards<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 24, 2006 11:38 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NiMH
Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>>>>NiCad's normally fail shorted and you have enough power to
land. NiMh's normally fail open and you will need another airplane to go with
your new battery.<<<</DIV>
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<DIV>Some of the old radios (Proline, for instance) had diodes across each
cell in the airborne pack, in case a cell went open. Also, if a cell died
(lost voltage) it would minimize the problem by preventing a cell from reverse
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