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More detail: If you have a shorted cell you'll wind up with what is effectively a 10V battery. When that battery is charged at 12V battery voltages it is quickly destroyed and the electrolyte will be expelled as water vapour, hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) products.
The discharge of the electrolyte fairly soon converts your battery into a bunch of plates floating around in the air.
If you test a bunch of plates hanging around in air in parallel with a working battery you'll measure the voltage of the working battery. To find out if it's a bunch of plates or a battery you need to disconnect the parallel source.
The discharge of the electrolyte fairly soon converts your battery into a bunch of plates floating around in the air.
If you test a bunch of plates hanging around in air in parallel with a working battery you'll measure the voltage of the working battery. To find out if it's a bunch of plates or a battery you need to disconnect the parallel source.
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