may be it is delibratedly? my laptop=20 destroyed a battery pack per half year! Yesterday, I open one such expensive=20 staff: finding it has a mall pcb with one NMOS and one OP(?). After further checking,=20 I am sure the pcb is only for over current=20 protection and causing difficult in V measuring! Some how, I found those proken Li-ion battery are still better choice for cordless screw driver! Much long using time than their default one. I using my new charger to charge those dead Li-ion. I have just finished a very seccessful battery charging/test project. It can successfully charging Ni-MH, NiCd, Alkali, Li-ion battery.=20 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist