"Noel Hegan" wrote in message
om...
Picked up a battery charger for my digital camera recently and the
scant instructions suggested that the charging time can be worked out
via the information on the front of the charger. Minor problem - canny
understand the info:

Model - Hama UNI 3AS1
Info- Sec: AA-2 x (2.8V = 170-190mA 0,48 - 0.53VA)

AAA-2x(2.8V=75-85mA 0.21 - 0.24VA)

9V/E-2 x (9.0V=14-17mA 0.13-0.15VA)

Ok, understand the 3 types of cell but how do I work out the charging
time when using Ni-MH???

Many thanks

Noel

noel dot hegan at virgin dot net

NIckel Metal Hydride Batteries need a low, slow charge and are not like the
normal Nickel Cadmium Batteries usually used in recharging systems. The
lowest mA at the voltage of your batteries is what you need, and the NI-MH
batteries should be given twice as long to charge as NI-CAD ones.

I'd need to know if the charger you have is set to give fast charge rating,
or if it is set for a standard slow charge of 8 hours.