oops, now I see why that wont work. I guess I am going to have to do
this from scratch

Jimmie

Well OM:

Maybe and maybe not.

A battery charger IC would be a lot better than a regulator, like a
MAX713, which is for NiMh batteries, or the UC3906.
So if that's from scratch I guess you are right.

73 OM
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