Original Olympus nicad cluster has white shrink sleeving, but it is not
marked or dated in any way. Determining it's age will be difficult.
Oldest could be 30 years old but at that age the dried leaking crust
would be coming out of the seams.
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S Revlis wrote:
> Thanks for the info.
>
> You say "good for 3 years" which I can relate to but I don't know how
> old the youngest ones can be. Is there any way to date a coneontrol
> pack?
>
> Can one see by looking if a control pack has new cells in?
>
> Richard Ociepka <ociepka@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: S Revlis wrote:
>
>> I'd like to know what the odds are for a M. 15V Ni-Cd Control Pack
>> for a Motor Drive to need a rebuild.
>
>
> Should be good for 3 years or 1000 recharges.
>
>
>> If it is a control pack 1 that had lots of use is it possibe that
>> the cells are still good and will hold a charge? What about control
>> pack 2?
>
>
> Ni-Cad's can short if discharged to a too low a voltage, typically 1v
> per cell. They develop a cat whisker short between electrodes and
> the pack will be reduced by 1.25v per shorted cell. This short can be
> cured but the cell will be weaker than the others.
>
> I personally would not buy a used Ni-Cad pack.
>
> Dick
>
>
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