Jim Backus wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:02:15 UTC, Phil Gardner wrote:
HI
Just bought 4X 2700mHa Ni-MH AA battery's my old charger is not up to
charging these in a reasonable time C/10 so im looking to build my own
charger.
I have a 1.5 amp power supply what I need is a variable current
circuit add-on- about 150-800 mA but cant find anything Simple! as in
DIY simple.
Any thoughts, suggestions?
LM317 voltage regulator IC set up for constant current.
Googling on "LM317 constant current" produced this:
http://users.pandora.be/davshomepage/current-source.htm
remember to mount the regulator on a heatsink - a square of 1/8 inch
aluminium a couple of inches square should do the job
.... but it won't do nearly such a good job (as in treating the cells
well so they last well) as a proper NiCd/NiMh battery charging chip.
You can buy the chips or beg a couple free off the manufacturer as I
did, problem is I can't rememeber the manufacturer's name now.
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Chris Green