From: pallison49@gmail.com   
      
   Tom Gardner wrote:   
      
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   >   
   > I thought the subject was batteries, not cells.   
   >   
   > When considering discharging, there is a very significant   
   > difference between cells and batteries.   
   >   
   > Fully discharging a cell with a resistor is relatively safe,   
   > whereas fully discharging a battery that way *will* cause   
   > the weakest cell to be reverse charged - and damaged.   
      
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   ** When I was involved in electric car racing, the favourite way to discharge   
   a 7.2V NiCd pak was to use a small, 12V lamp.   
      
   When the lamp dimmed, time was up. Immediate recharge prevented the harm that   
   sometime happens to a reversed cell.   
      
   The risk is much greater with paks that contain many cells, the OP has a two   
   cell pack so the risk is minimal.   
      
   ...   Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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