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Old 03-06-2019, 08:41 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
From what I've read it depends on what's causing the deterioration. On page 18 of this pdf, the authors differentiate between mechanical deterioration, which like you said accelerates capacity deterioration at some point, and chemical deterioration, where capacity deterioration tends to decelerate over time/cycles.

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy14osti/62813.pdf
First, that's a paper on Lithium chemistry. We're talking NiMH. They are nothing alike.

Second, from what I've experienced, the source of capacity loss doesn't matter. Any cause for deterioration results in accelerated deterioration.


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