Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 Brag 10-8-84; site bragvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!bragvax!david From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: lifetime of rechargeable batteries Message-ID: <270@bragvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 21:51:00 EST Article-I.D.: bragvax.270 Posted: Fri Dec 7 21:51:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 06:21:56 EST References: <1789@garfield.UUCP> <70900021@trsvax.UUCP> <6304@brl-tgr.ARPA> <269@bragvax.UUCP> <323@qantel.UUCP> Organization: Brag Systems Inc., San Mateo, CA Lines: 17 In article <323@qantel.UUCP> stv@qantel.UUCP (Steve Vance@ex2499) writes: >In article <269@bragvax.UUCP> david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) writes: >>Don't try it! Alkalines explode readily when "charged"... > >I've heard this before, in fact, it is printed on most non-rechargable >batteries. Its never happened to me, either. Couldn't be much of an >"explosion", anyway, as far as I'm concerned. I guess I should have said that I've blown up a couple of 9v alkalines. It makes a mess -- not as violent as a typical TV-set electrolytic capacitor explosion, but still unpleasant. Also, there's no point in risking it since non-rechargeable alkalines won't "recharge" at all. They may seem stronger after "charging", but a rest period would have the same effect. -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)