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Old 05-07-2007
Richard Lowe Richard Lowe is offline
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Originally Posted by Lee View Post
I have seen a pack of cells charged directly from a 12v battery, it didnt take long and the speed of the car was awesome, but they only lasted a few more charges after that
I don't think it means to 'charge' the cell straight from 12v, just to give it a bit of a wake up by touching the contact to the cell momentarily. Connecting the cell across a 12v won't so much charge it as just heat it up and kill it
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