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Originally Posted by ogregev
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Originally Posted by IamIan
I suspect the Super Brain also uses some of these other methods as fail safes ... for instance it has an optional temperature sensor could potentially be used for the dT ( change in Temperature ) , and the dT/dt ( Change in Temperature per unit time ) , and the TCO ( Peak Temperature Cut Off ) ... I suspect it also has a maximum peak voltage based on selected chemistry and selected number of cells ...
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The SuperBrain 989 does have a temperature probe, but you're testing six cells and you're likely to have only a single cell overheating, so it's kind of useless.
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The temperature sensor is not the only fail safe detection method.
If one really wants to ... despite what the OEM says ... the temperature sensor they use is a relatively simple device ... it's resistance changes with temperature... so weather they make one for a 6 cell test or not ... an add on circuit could be made to do the job ... sensors for each of the 6 cells ... those sensors are feed into a comparator circuit , if any one of them or all of them collectively are above some set point the resistance the SuperBrain sees is set to high ... so instead of the SuperBrain doing it , an external circuit does it.
I know the temptation people have to shorten the time it takes ... and I know it eats a lot of time ... But personally ... I see more benefits to the slower approach ... even if it does eat a lot more time ... but that's just my personal preference.
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Originally Posted by ogregev
There are so few sticks available anymore that HB (me) no longer sells them. They're all needed for repair jobs.
Also, BetterBattery sticks have different charge/discharge profiles than the standard sticks so they cannot be mixed in the same pack with standard sticks - it's all or nothing.
Ron (Hybrid-Battery)
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You probably know the current availability better than me... I know it is an option ... but as you say availability can be an issue.
If you don't sell them anymore than that is no longer an option for people... oh well.
You know the specs of the BetterBattery ... so if it is an all or nothing thing ... than that's what it is.