I can safely say that, as I know only enough to be dangerous, I probably do not Know What I Am Doing; I also do not have access to any such special equipment as you describe.
Assuming that 0.1 V is indeed low enough to indicate the battery may have entered a state of permanent discharge, is there any credible risk of this bomb-like state being entered through regular attempts to charge it in the machine? I now have software which could in theory revive the battery if there's actually anything left to revive, but I would rather not make the attempt if it might reduce the machine to slag in the event of unfortunate chemistry.
I kind of need an answer to this before I can know how best to proceed. I am not made of money and will only attempt recelling if there is no alternative, meaning I want to try EMMpathy and the Lind utilities first (ideally I'd have a copy of the Apple one to try as well), but as I said -- I only will try that if I can be reasonably sure it won't destroy the machine, which on my budget is pretty much irreplaceable.
