In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
me wrote:
I've never understood this long charge with new batteries. Ages ago I
bought a PPPro cordless drill with a crude fast charger (4 hours) which
reckoned you doubled that for the first one before using. Which I'd say
would fry them, as they arrived with near a full charge anyway by the
lights on the side of the battery.


Some batteries are not shipped formed (charged).

I've yet to come across a power tool recently supplied with totally
uncharged batteries. It may have been the case once.

The solar lights are NOT fast chargers...

Didn't say they were. Just expanding a point which was brought up.


As already suggested, do the initial charge with your normal NiCd/NiMH
charger. For several days, the solar lights will probably still be lit
at dawn the next morning! Also, once in a while, it won't do any harm to
repeat this exercise, and especially if you 'lay them up' for the
winter.
Ian.
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