In a message dated 26/09/02 18:26:32 GMT Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> I *think* what happens is that while the battery was in runaway, it
> really was fully charged. But when you stop charging, the high
> temperature continues to be present for many hours. The hot battery thus
> has a high self-discharge rate. By the time it cools off, a significant
> amount of charge has been lost.

Not from my experience. I've driven my car with the batteries still hot. The 
voltages were very high and there was little sag under load, but this was 
followed by a very sharp drop-off short of the previous cycle.


Paul Compton
BVS technical officer www.bvs.org.uk
www.sciroccoev.co.uk

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