Eagletac 14500 Li-Ion reads 0.00v after first use...

[michaelmcgo]

I got a pair of Eagletac 14500 li-ion batteries. I just runtime tested my AW 14500 in my Quark X on turbo and got 49 minutes. I decided to charge up and run time test one of my new Eagletac's. The light was bright for 48.5 minutes then shut off (as expected). I cooled the light the whole time and the battery was not more than warm to the touch when I removed. However, it appears the over-discharge-protection circuit cut the battery off completely and it now reads 0.00 volts (instead of 3.25v where my AW cuts off at). I tried putting it on my XTAR WP2, but it won't reset the safety. Did I somehow brick my battery? Anyone know how to turn it back on?

[Shadowww]

Easiest way would be connecting it with your AW 14500 in parallel for couple of seconds, this should reset the protection.

[michaelmcgo]

I tried something I did before (Shadowww's comment jarred my memory):

Put a good cell on the charger
Use wires to link + to + and - to - on the bad battery

I don't know if this is just doing exactly what Shadowww recommended (running two batteries in parallel) or if this tricks the charger into applying a current into the bad battery... but it worked!

Thanks guys.