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Pulse Discharge Limits
While the cell or battery can discharge at greater than the maximum continuous discharge current in short pulses,
do not allow the individual cells to exceed the maximum allowable cell temperature. During pulse discharges, the
cell voltages can safely fall below the recommended discharge cut-off voltage. Although it is safe to temporarily
discharge the cell or battery below the recommended discharge cut-off voltage, the cell will suffer a faster rate of
permanent capacity loss over its service life when subjected to such repeated discharges.
Under no condition should the voltage of the cells be allowed to go under 0.5V. This can
cause permanent damage to the cells.
Discharge Cell Temperature Limits
For optimum life, do not continuously discharge the cells or batteries faster than the maximum allowable
continuous discharge current. Do not allow the cells or batteries to self-heat beyond the maximum recommended
cell temperature of 60 °C for discharge, recharge or float-charge. Operation above the maximum recommended
cell temperature will result in accelerated performance degradation during its service life. At low temperatures,
the maximum available discharge current will decrease due to markedly increased internal impedance at these
lower temperatures.
Appendix A, starting on page 61, contains tables that indicate the maximum charge and discharge currents allowed
for a range of temperature and states of charge.