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Old 01-18-2010, 09:07 PM   #362 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Rising... there must be some chemical cleaning going on in there that's producing an increasing level of particle motion... sometimes just heating up will raise battery voltage temporarily, so maybe the alum is reacting to something and warming up slightly?
That makes sense. Though I rinsed it, it's quite probable that there is enough acid left to react with the base, creating heat. That would also explain the fact that the voltage was higher after the conversion.
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