On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:47:04 GMT, T i m wrote:

|On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:24:22 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
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|On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:51:40 GMT, T i m wrote:
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||So, anyone found a decent charger for (mainly, now) NiMH AA and AAA's
||that does the job from flat in 4-5 + hours then drops to trickle with
||individual cell monitoring etc please? I don't mind spending a bit of
||money on it as an investment ...
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|http://www.mahaenergy.com/store/item.asp?idproduct=203
|http://www.mahaenergy.com/store/item.asp?idproduct=178
|http://www.mahaenergy.com/store/view...?idProduct=408
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|I got my Maha in the UK works fine.
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|That last one is close (at 8 cells) but again seems to 'boast' that
|even in 'soft' mode will fully charge a cell in 2 hours? I was looking
|at double that to ensure everything stayed cool and hence lasted as
|long as poss? ;-(
|
|The RC electric car guys were nearly all fan cooling their cells when
|we last raced. I'd prefer to have more sets and charge them slower
|(but not too slow). ;-)
|
|Possibly why the Nicads in my big radio are nearly 20 years old .. ;-)

I have the first one and it has a switch on the side for fast or slow
charge, which works fine. Charging stops when each cell individually is
full. I assume the big one works the same. I may get the big one for
*my* 20 year old Nicads.
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