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    Prius Batteries - How to make them work

    I bought an Imax B6 charger to help charge my Prius modules. I've read the directions several times, and I am still quite lost how to use it. I was hoping to charge/discharge them. Only 10 modules of the 33 I have purchased are holding voltage more than a few days. Can someone give a description...
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    Prius Batteries - How to make them work

    Ok, the lead/acid charger is definately not going to work. So far, I have two cells out of eight that won't hold anything over 6.6 volts. I hope I don't get many more! Through all my searches, I have not been able to find a source for the connectors, nor even any pictures of them. What do they...
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    Prius Batteries - How to make them work

    Tom_D, thanks for the reply! So NiMH doesn't suffer from the same sulfation problems as lead/acid when they are charged at a lower amperage-that makes it a lot easier to work with. I was wondering if there was any chance that a lead/acid 12v charger might work on 2 cells in series since the...
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    Prius Batteries - How to make them work

    I have purchased 22 of the bad cells from the same eBay auction. I am still not really sure how to charge them. Since I have read on here that standard NiMH chargers "miss the Delta v" (I have no clue what that means) that a CV charger is to be used. I checked all my power supplies and found one...
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