I'm sure you will receive a bunch of info on this, but I just want to
caution you about trying this on lithium ion batteries. They should have
a protective circuit built into the battery pack to prevent a
catastrophic result if the battery isn't treated right. For some reason
I think these circuits fail rendering the battery pack useless. Now, sit
back, relax, and wait for everyone else to tell you what really is going
on :)

Josh
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Jim Tellier wrote:
> Lithium-Ion batterys that don't want to take a charge anymore.  (FWIW,
> they're Sony NP-FS11, 3.6V, 4.1Wh for use in one of their digital cameras).
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> I was wondering if some sort of high-voltage, narrow-pulse, low-frequency
> "zapping" methodology might (even temporarily) "repair" these things?  I
> recall hearing about something like that, but can't find the link (and I
> don't know if it was Li-Ion or other).

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