" Tuuk" wrote in message
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Hi
Anyone familiar with the Energiser CHDC-CA Battery Charger? That just
happens to be the model number of the one I have but very common all over
the place and just the typical AAA and AA battery charger. Charges 4 at a
time. It is timer operated meaning it operates for about 8.5 hours and
shuts off preventing over charging. The manual says it will charge 2650mah
AA batteries in 8.8 hours then shuts off automatically. I try to deplete
the batter as much as possible. The unit's output is 2.8v 360mh . Now I
believe also its max charge time is 8.5 hours or auto shuts off at 8.5
hours.
Now, my new batteries ni mh are 3000 mah . Now if you cross mulitply you
end up with a 10 hour charge time mathematically, that can be done, just
charge 1.2 (or 1.5) hours longer and remember to stop it. But if you
factor it differently as the 3000mah divided by the 360 equals the 8.3
hours to charge, not needing the additional charging.

Anyone have experience with these? Just typical rechargable batteries for
camera. Any tips on charging these properly?

Thnx 73s



I can contribute only a little: Ni-MH batteries and Ni-Cd batteries are
different as to how they take a charge. While many Ni-Cd's no longer
display a memory effect, some do. As far as I know, there's no memory
effect for Ni-MH. This means you need to treat each type differently.

Would I be out of line to ask you what kind of battery you use and then
narrow the discussion to that type?

"Sal"