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29-11-2011, 19:40

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Re: Battery Dropped?

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Originally Posted by inou8it

Is this battery still usable and safe? It was dropped.

No, and No. I would have it recycled immediately. There is definite internal damage, and if the plate separators fail, you have a shorted cell, which may overheat.

It is not safe to have that battery around.

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