Stupid question

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:27 pm

OK

I know this is obvious, and has been answerred before, but I just want to double check.

When you charge a battery, you apply the charger voltage to the possitive terminal of the battery, right?

Also, how do you discharge a battery?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:12 pm

Im pretty sure + on the charger goes to the + on the battery and the - on the battery goes to the - on the battery. And a battery can be discharged by attaching a load to it till it drains. You could use a light bulb, led, motor, whatever.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:03 pm

Thanks.
I meant, how do you automatically fast discharge. Like what the chargers for some batteries do.

Post by **gannon** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:05 pm

nos_slived wrote: Like what the chargers for some batteries do.

I think they just use something like a 1M 10W resistor.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:07 pm

Thanks. How does it connect?

Post by **gannon** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:09 pm

exactly like hk-47 said.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:11 pm

LOL. Forgot about that. Thanks you 2

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