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DIY HACK - Revive Nicad Batteries by Zapping with a Welder
Wow, this is a cool HOWTO we didn’t know before… This could be useful for laptop batteries…nice!
Nicad batteries often die in such a way that they won’t take a charge and have zero voltage. This usually means they’re shorted out by crystal dendrite growth.
Here’s a method of bringing them back to life by zapping those shorted crystal dendrites away with too much current and/or voltage. We’ll use a welder as a power source. You could also use a car battery, a DC powersupply, or almost anything with some voltage. Charged-up capacitors are popular for this because you can get a very fast pulse out of them and still limit the power. it’s a lot safer that way. Speaking of which,
WARNING:
If you get killed by a poisonous explosion it means you did something wrong.
Electrocution is a real possibility also.
Ask your parents how to not electrocute yourself with a welder.
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what are these batteries used for anway
drills…cordless tools…
ohhh those, havnet had a problem with any drills