Quick bearing to Discharge a Battery Pack component [PICTURES SHOWN]?
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Answers: You could just use a power resistor, but a fluffy bulb shows you that it has discharged. You can probably find 18 volt bulbs as replacements for the flashlight sold to use 18 volt pack from power tools like yours, or only get 24 volt bulbs sold for trucks or connect two 12 volt bulbs contained by series.
You could do what a lot of radio control guys do and build yourself a simple bulb dis-charger. I don't know where on earth you can find bulbs that can handle 18 volts. I would presume most automotive bulbs would burn out @ 18 volts, but it doesn't hurt to try. You need to remember that the bulbs will go and get hot. I have see way better examples of a bulb dis-charger, but this will acquire you started.
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