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The problem is, I think, that a battery will discharge even if it's physically disconnected. I do wonder why the batteries become 'bricked', though. All I've h
by davedx 15y ago
The problem is, I think, that a battery will discharge even if it's physically disconnected.
I do wonder why the batteries become 'bricked', though. All I've heard so far is just that 'they do', not why.
- gvb 15y ago"sounds" answered that previously http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3619112 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3619112 He referenced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Electrochemistry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Electrochem... "The overall reaction has its limits. Overdischarge supersaturates lithium cobalt oxide, leading to the production of lithium oxide, possibly by the following irreversible reaction:"