Actually, I found TWO of these packs, and each has 8 cells (16 cells total). They are identical.

>>2982935
Presumably NiCd. It is, in fact, trash.

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>>2982935
since you said they're heavy it pretty much is narrowed down to nimh, nicd, or lead acid for commercially produced chemistries. the lack of venting and spot welded construction makes it unlikely to be lead acid. if someone made it themselves it could be just about anything.

bring them to a recycling center just to be on the safe side. cadmium is hella bad for the environment and is otherwise a fairly useful commodity that deserves to be recycled. its ill advised to use a battery when you don't know the exact chemistry and nicd batteries are trash in almost every metric compared to most other available chemistries.

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>>2983113
Thanks for coming back with a detailed explanation, anon. Much appreciated.

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>>2982935
>6 cells
>it's 8 cells

>>2983144
Damn, I can't count. You're right, it's 8. Thanks for the correction and for being the only serious person here.

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>>2983145
every response was serious.

>>2983218
don't bump this thread will be around for months unfortunately.

>>2982941
Nicd can tolerate complete discharge.
They also tolerate being left outside in Montana winters.


You might be able to use them as individual cells.

>>2982935
I have a drill battery with a similar setup.

>>2982935
Those are replacement battery packs for old power drill/battery tools. When they don't make the original akkus anymore you can buy these packs and weld them in on your own. I've never done that though.