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Old 01-06-2012, 03:14 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Neat! I was actually wondering about that.

Each time I've received a used replacement pack of flooded golf cart batteries for the electric Metro, I made a note of where each battery was located in the previous donor vehicle's pack.

Often the ones that turned out to be weaker were the "meat" in the previous pack sandwich, which would have gotten hotter compared to the ones that were the buns, if you get my drift. (Suddenly I'm hungry for lunch...)

I'd be surprised if someone on insightcentral hasn't already compared stick location inside the pack vs. health.

But I'll definitely keep notes as I move along.
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