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Originally Posted by icytailmark
its amazing the batteries are still working after 7 months. Must be energisers LOL. Its really great news that PHilae is still working. I think Philae must of been getting a small amount of power over the past 7 months but just not enough power to transmit.
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I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned the battery condition yet. As far as I know the batteries are not charged and Philae has only been awake while its solar panels are generating electricity.
The article that Suzy linked to mentions:
"Finally, if the power supply improves slightly, or if it can be used to charge Philae’s drained batteries..."