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Re: Batteries

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Allen,
One cell runs out rather early and then another and then finally a third. That test is one of the reasons I like the CBA so much. A Battery Beak or other short testing method would not show this problem. It might show up as a change in battery impedance but I don't have any real data that I can quote for that condition.
Have you had a battery that only showed this behavior by taking it down past 10.5v? We've found bad cells before the voltage drops off rapidly and the batteries have much lower capacity.

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think a battery with a bad cell would have a comparable AmpHr rating to other batteries for any sufficiently long test, am I wrong here? Is a 10.5v cut off not a sufficiently long test?
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