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Old 03-01-2008, 06:56 AM
DavidH DavidH is offline
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Hybrids: 2008 Escape Hybrid
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Default Re: Escape hybrid battery cost

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Originally Posted by AntoineWG View Post
I was thinking that if mine ever goes bad and it's out of warranty, I'll try to get my hands on a couple hundred NiMH D-cell batteries and try to repair it myself.

OK, maybe that's not such a good idea. I'd probably electrocute myself.
each cell has to be matched. In other words, the electrical charactoristics must all be close to each other. If not, indivicual cells may not charge/ discharge properly.

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