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Default Nicad Batteries - Need Advice

wrote:

I bought into the Bosch 14.4V blue series and cells/chargers/tools
seem fully interchangeable with the green series. Also the higher


That is handy to know...

voltage chargers always support automatic charging of the lower
voltage stuff as well.


That seems to be a common pattern for the "pro" chargers (probably
because the are proper constant current chargers and the voltage is
controlled automatically in response to cell condition). My Makita 18V
charger will happily do anything from 7.2V to 18V, NiCd or NiMH.


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