> Memory effect seems to mainfest itself as sharp but small drop(s) in > voltage along the discharge curve. Yes. And the low voltage cutout on consumer electronic gizmos will shut them down when this happens because the design is usually tight, and stay shut down (there is latching behavior built in usually). Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu