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Old 03-11-2007, 15:21   #28
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Re: Battery chargers.

Here's a little more useful bedtime reading from the CandlePowerForums:
Why Eneloops?
A look at slow charging

There's lots of info there about the best way to charge NiMh cells. It seams you either need to charge slowly at about 0.1C for a fixed period or at 1C to 2C with -dV/dt charge termination. It appears that detection of full charge can be problematic with currents below 1C.

FYI: 'C' is a current equal to the capacity of the cell divided by 'hours'. So for 2000mAh Eneloop AAs, 1C is 2000mA (or two amps), 0.1C is 200mA etc.
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