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Old 02-14-2009 | 08:36 AM
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Thanks guys! I found the two bad cells, strangely though, they were the 2 COOL cells in the pack. The warm cells all charged to 1.37ish volts, and the two bad ones charged to 0 volts.

So my charger thinks it's a 4 cell pack and charges it to 5.5ish volts. The two bad cells are acting as a big heavy battery bar right now.

I'll just donate the cells to someone at my club or save them in case I get into 1/10 pan cars. Older cells are great for testing out setups. They run just as strong as newer NiCds and NiMHs, just for a shorter time.

I do plan on getting new cells, but I'm actually changing to 1/8 electric buggies so I'll be on the LIPO bandwagon soon. My older NiMHs do just fine for my club racing right now.

Good luck with the strong and long marketing!
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