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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Lithium. Not looking good then!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> 10 August 2020 18:59<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Non-Healey related batteries issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>What kind of batteries are they (I'm guessing NiMH)? If they are NiMH or, less likely LiON, I don't think there is any chance of restoring them; the only batteries that I know of that can sometimes be resurrected are good ol' lead-acid, which sometimes can be desulphated (whether they'll ever get the original capacity back is questionable).<br><br>LiON batteries, esp. older ones, tend to grow 'tentacles' and short out internally; I would not mess with them at all as they can burn explosively. NiMH I know less about, but I've never heard to them being recovered, only recycled.<br><br>Bob<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/10/2020 9:51 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Some free advice would be much appreciated…….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am in France, so out of touch with my normal garages/suppliers etc etc……Thus more out of touch than usual.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, my brother-in-law has bought an electric scooter. A fine looking big thing that reminds me of the Honda Spacey that my wife occasionally used about 25 years ago. A two seater.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This thing is two years old, +/-, so let’s say that the batteries are 30 months old. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>He bought the bike for €1 so it was hardly a great investment. (Delivery cost him an expensive bottle of red!).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The batteries seem to be quite dead, useless. I’d call that very odd. Apparently the PO was a bit of an ass and didn’t look after bike or batteries at all well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nevertheless, stone dead so soon?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I seem to recall a discussion on this list some years back that pertained to similar batteries. Are they dead or merely sleeping?? Plugging in the charger does nothing. Is there not something clever that one can do to jolt these things back to life? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A new set of batteries is +/-€1000:00 which seems a bit disproportionate in the circs?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any ideas would be gratefully received…..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>