On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:32:38 -0600, "SteveB"
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As far as chargers go......Buy the cheapest, slowest dumb
charger/chargers you can and plug them into the cheapest
electrical timer you can find. Set the timer for a couple hours
a day and you'll always have a fresh set of batteries, you'll
never have to worry about overcharging, and you'll have
more money in your pocket for other toys.

The cheapest charger may only get Nimh near 90% charged if its a Nicad
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The cheapest slowest dumb chargers can easily overcharge a NIMH
battery. That is why they are dumb. By using the timer set for just a
couple hours a day you nullify any damage caused by overcharging.

So, if I understand you correctly, the battery is charged a couple of hours
a day every day? If that is what you are saying, the amount of charging FAR
exceeds the daily or even weekly natural loss of the battery. Sounds a
little overkill to me, but if it works for you .......

Steve

It works for me, and it will work for anyone else because.........it's
a very slow charge. Normally these dumb slow chargers will take 16
hours to charge a battery. When hooked up to a timer it will take 8
days to charge. Once fully charged the battery can stay connected to
the charging system because no possible damage to the battery can
occur when hooked to such a slow charge for only two hours a day.