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The problem is, I think, that a battery will discharge even if it's physically disconnected.

I do wonder why the batteries become 'bricked', though. All I've heard so far is just that 'they do', not why.



"sounds" answered that previously http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3619112

He referenced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Electrochem...

"The overall reaction has its limits. Overdischarge supersaturates lithium cobalt oxide, leading to the production of lithium oxide, possibly by the following irreversible reaction:"




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