[Coco] OT: Battery chargers

[Mark McDougall]

On 16/10/2011 9:09 AM, gene heskett wrote:

> No where near smart enough to charge an NiMh battery correctly.  No thermal
> controls, possible a flat top detector though, meaning that it expects the
> voltage to rise slowly, and shuts off when the voltage no longer rises
> between sample periods.

As Gene alludes to, there's a lot more to charging a battery than simply 
connecting it to a power source. Different chemistries require different 
charging schemes in order to properly and safely charge the cells. Using the 
wrong charger can destroy the batteries and is quite dangerous.

Regards,

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