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Battery Discharger

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Published in issue 357, September 2006

The circuit allows NiCd type LR03 (AAA) and LR6 (AA) rechargeable cells to be discharged in a controlled manner. The discharging (load) current is about 500 mA. The LED indicates the progress of the discharging process — it goes out when the battery is completely discharged.

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