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While charging under constant current load, the voltage is monitored continuously by a microprocessor ADC in most cases to be able to detect a 5mv or less drop per cell after either analog or algorithmic smoothing. If there any way to predict remaining life based on the voltage??? I have found Edward’s advice on this site to be beyond reproach for the practical and efficient charging of both NIMH and NICD batteries. I should charge it with Imax B6 Charger. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. The PCM board can be adjusted for max discharge current. Maurie,  You should use the supplied charger which is a slow charger I believe not unlike those for my HT’s. [11], About 22% of portable rechargeable batteries sold in Japan in 2010 were NiMH. I will apologize for incorrectly not capitalizing the ‘A’ in mAh in my rush to answer Frank’s question. A final voltage setting of 9V will be too low for an 8.4V nominal NiMH to charge more than about 20% maximum. In regards to the charger for the 100 model, it is strange. Dear Hank Robert I bought the vehicle at with about 8K miles, now has 26K miles. Learning the basics about batteries - sponsored by Cadex Electronics Inc. © 2020 Isidor Buchmann. FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon. for many years now I have used an electric toothbrush, three times a day. I get the flashing red lights for each cell on the 4 cell charger. I also would like to think people have more than enough to do then ask questions when they clearly don’t want or need an answer, *. I believe you need more charge time at .4C, maybe as much as 3.75hrs as you are only charging to capacity at 2.5hrs. What will be your choice for a solar project when only 3.2V/3.7V are required? 2-em charging the batteries with solar so which type of problems can i face? But what happens if the solar charger is constantly cycling on and off trying to top off the battery? They died years ago and are quite expensive to replace. So, a 100 full-cycle is the same as 500 20% top up cycle. Frank, It still works as new and I have replaced the dual brush head various times now over the years. BU-206: Lithium-polymer: Substance or Hype? Something doesn’t add up. I can set the input current..but not a maximum cut off voltage…I am manually switching the charger off when I have a reading of around 8.6v. I am making a dc-dc based battery charger @30KHz for Ni-Mh chemestry battery pack is of 7.2V (6cells in series). I was told it would take a 10 amp battery charger to charge the battery pack as a whole. From what i have learned off your site i guess the following would be better:  charge for 24h, disconnect from charger, use regularly untill I notice capacity starts to drop, charge again for 24h etc. It will take too long time to fully charge the battery—30 hours at least ! Last Updated: June 27, 2020 can. Yes, if it’s a lab power supply, or something you can thrust, 2. I’m ‘old school’ where NiCd cell &/or battery capacities were determined by the energy one could extract from a factory-new item during a carefully chosen ten hour discharge that took the cell(s) at a constant rate to the practical exhaustion point. The old trickle chargers I had for 600mAH NiCd cells might not be well suited for 600mAH Ni-MH cells, but AA cells in Ni-MH are now 2,000 to 3,000 mAH, so the fast trickle charger that pumped 0.2C/h into a 600mAH NiCd cell is now a slow trickle 0.05C/hr charger, even though the 120mA current flow has not changed. Granted it is overkill for a battery charger, I wanted all the flexibility to do it once and last forever. %%EOF Erreicht allerdings die Strombelastbarkeit nicht ganz. Perhaps the charger is defective and is applying a charge rate that is way too high! Opinion? One is 3700MAh, the other is 5000MAh. The charge continues at a lower current and then applies further current reductions as the charge progresses. The questions I have are around charging algorithms as I’ve been using 2.4amps which is approximately 1c. My question is, 1. how we going to know which battery use with which charge current.(ex. However, If the handset unit is charged for more than 2 hours, the static goes away. The batteries are sanyo xxx 2700mAH and according to the charger manual, it took 12h to charge 2700mAh. Am I doing it right. The company recommends C/30 or C/40 for indefinite applications where long life is important. Such a pain – after a few weeks, they are clouded and the lawn dust (pollen, grass bits…). generally speaking. There are 17 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Batteries are an area where I could really use your help. Also, at .5c, it seems like people chart better NDV drops than 5mv per cell. History of NiMH Batteries . Also, if you have a shorted cell in the pack, the voltage required will be lower which is wrong but hard to detect with unknown batteries. Current limiting is already part of the original charging circuit. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I have charts and data that demonstrate without a doubt that fast charging at .5C brings a battery up to full charge more reliably and efficiently than slow charge. BU-602: How does a Battery Fuel Gauge Work? On the 120 charger, the information plate states it has a 2.44 volt output with 14mA. Hello Ed, glad I found this site. Hi Vinod, yes this is a problem, this problem up to the charger design, some charger can charge single cell, but expensive.. i am in 8th grade and i am doing a project about battery and i want to know weather it is ok to open a fully drained nickel cadmium battery if it is so how to open the battery please let me know by email. When I set charger by instructions )Lipo-2S-7,2V-5000mAh cutoff-360 min cutoff, max 8,4V-5A charging or less 2A, 3A) it usually says “conection break”, or it starts to charge and It says “full” but each cell is at 3,5V. They should be taken very seriously while charging at anything higher than .1C. Since you don’t have a temperature probe, the only thing you can do is set the maximum time to 6 hours using 1.5C total charge at .25C. If the cells do not keep 14.4v once the charger is removed, then you most likely have a bad cell. So I have to replace one battery with a circuit that will make the charger believe that there are 2 batteries connected. C is generally used as it relates to batteries as being the Capacity in mAh’s, or milliamp hours. Please advice. To charge 9.6v, a 12-13volt source should work nicely. I guess my question is:  will the original charger (Uniden model number AD-140U) which supplies input of 120V at 60Hz and 14W and a DC output of 12V and500mA work for the new battery pack? Also be aware that the “correct” final voltage will change with temperature as well as with battery age/condition, so it’s best to have a time limit to the charge as well. Hi Edward Could there be some kind of coding between the Energizer batteries and the charger? Most of the battery manufacturers are hesitant to commit because they say corrosion of the caps is a problem. what is the charging current and the charging time? Dear friend ,No No NO ,NO NOT DO THAT, because the charger have the voltage for 2 or 4cells control. Is the measurement done while the charge current is flowing. NiMH cells can deliver these current levels without similar loss of capacity.[16]. Is that true? I measured the voltage with a multimeter and got around 9.28V. Do i need more solar panels or what to charge both banks. one cell was totally discharged and shows 0V. Most of them arrive showing about 1.0 volt. Or should I look at a high-capacity NiMH? I would like to understand why my Energizer NiMH charger by Energizer will not charge 4 AA batteries that have sat for maybe a year without use. Am I likely to be OK to use this for my NI-MH gumsticks? I also charge two or three cells in series on this charger with a lower resistor value. In essence, this battery has shrunk to half the size while the fixed timer is programmed to apply a 100 percent charge without regard for battery condition. Many household appliances supplier worry about that the user can not fully charge the battery which leading to the short run time and complaint .due to the self-discharge of ni-mh battery, in fact , the self-discharge in a short time such as one day or two days is neglectful, and long time overcharge with trickle will be bad for the battery life, So i agree your method to charge and discharge the battery. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc.
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