From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob F"  wrote in message news:soiodf$9er$2@dont-email.me...   
      
   54F here right now.   
      
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   That was a lament, not a challenge. I fell asleep watching TV and neglected   
   to feed the fire.   
      
   When the nights get colder (<0F) I'll turn on a small lamp that protects a   
   vulnerable outside faucet from freezing. Then the house can safely drop to   
   40F. The last time I let it cool I placed thermocouples to find danger   
   spots. The lamp changed the faucet feed pipe from the coldest to the warmest   
   place in the basement.   
      
   How did your project to salvage the Saft NiCds go?   
      
   After you asked I replaced DeWalt NiCd packs with NiMH and then found I had   
   to buy a new charger, although they physically fit the old one. In the   
   process I encountered several makers' cost cutting shortcuts to charging   
   them, other than the voltage dip algorithm that doesn't work well with   
   deteriorated older packs. The pack voltage steps down incrementally as each   
   good cell hits full charge.   
      
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