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Old 09-07-2011, 10:24 PM   #144 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Multiple cycles on each of the 20 sticks is a time consumnig process. Apparently it takes something like a week or two to fully examine the pack in this way to identify the bad/weak sticks. Doing it "manually" would be a marathon!

I haven't yet read up on grid-charging to equalize the pack, though I know some owners are grid charging.
I agree manually is hard but it is doable, the main reason for manually doing it is so you can charge the whole cabootle for a small FE boost or to quickly ID really bad cells. (ones that are non-recoverable are usually obvious without a full test)

The ones that aren't great can usually be recovered using the device you have. (a great reason to have it and a reason I am wanting one)

Also you don't need to fully analyse the whole pack ad nauseum, many packs would fail but also are still functional albeat at lower capacity, it depends on how functional you need the pack to be, I would say functional period would be better than inop.

once functional if you take it light then charge, using the pack and charging it can bring it back over several weeks as long as you take it easy and charge daily. AKA you would charge the whole works.

All I'm saying is there are other alternatives and possibly other ways of having your car on the road while fixing the battery.

Ah well probably too much work if your pack is really bad. How many of the cells are tested thus far?

Also i wonder if the 20ahr flooded aircraft starting Military nicads would work in an insight for that extra FE boost, since they have the same charge profile.

Ah well.
Ryan
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