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Ev Archive for March 2000
1425 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:47:57 2001

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Re: Scoot'Elec & Saft NiCd batteries - advice?




>  run the back of your
> hand along the entire length of the battery pack(s), to detect if any one
> cell (or a small number of cells) are signicantly warmer than the rest,
> which indicates a dud cell or not previously fully charged cell. 

This is a good idea, but it may be tough to detect the warmer module.  
Saft requires cooling for the STM modules; the MR suffix are air cooled 
and the MRE are liquid cooled.  This would tend to minimize or eliminate 
detectable hot spots in the pack, especially with liquid cooling.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1979 General Engines ElectroPed 24vdc
1974 Honda Civic EV 96vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
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