lithium batteries?

[slodave]

Originally Posted by nota

do li battery or cells need full discharge like a ni-cad
or constant recharge no matter the level like a lead-acid
or something totally different from both ?

NO. If they drop below a certain voltage, they die.

[Aurel]

Originally Posted by RWebb

not to get too OT here, but Aurel how does you do differential scanning calorimetry?

You use a differential scanning calorimeter, ehe! I could explain the principle, but since I am feeling lazy tonight, here is the theory.

Note that these days, a better method is accelerated rate calorimetry (ARC). One of the advantages is that it works with larger samples, or even actual batteries.