Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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T i m wrote:
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 .. ;-)

Yes. Most of mine are charged at the 1/10th capacity rate and via a timer
which shuts off after this. Definitely the best way for the longest life.
I keep the Mascot as a field charger just in case.

Timer based chargers are a nuisance though, because after a couple of
years and you start using the latest new cells, they only get 2/3
charged because the charger was designed for when 1300mAh was state of
the art!