Thank you all for the input. As always, I can trust that this group has a wealth of distributed knowledge.
Allow me to respond to a few of your suggestinos and comments. I did look through my P200 Radius manual (don't have it handy or I would write down # of manual) and found a small section in the back describing the theory of opperation regarding the bank charger. There was also a schematic and expoded diagram. It was very enlightening. The six slot charger is much more complicated than I thought. I am glad I took digital circuits or else I would have been lost. Thank you Mike for your comments on Bob's article. I had a feeling that was the case. As I have researched, experiemented, and learned a little more I came to the same realization. Either you could modify the charger or modify the resistor and thermistor in the battery. I guess manufactures have finally picked up on that and begun to install different components in the packs. So, this raises another question. Monitoring battery temperature while charging. I guess the IR thermometer would be ok but I immagine the batteries inside the shell would be a bit hotter than the outside of the case. What would be a better way of monitoring battery temperature in order to determine if the battery was charging properly or not? I guess I will leave the charger alone for now since the circuitry seems different enough from the desktop fast charger that the same modifications can't be made. Also, as stated above, the modifications may not be necessary at all. Thanks as always. Albert KI4ORI --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 04:14 PM 08/10/08, you wrote: > >Hey guys, I am back with yet another Motorola Genesis series question. > >I have acquired a 6 slot bank charger and would like to convert it > >over to handle NiMH batteries. I have done both my stand alone fast > >chargers and my MVA, but not the bank charger, but I immagine it > >shares at least some similarities with the others. I was wondering if > >anyone would mind offering guidance? > > > >Thanks. > > Note that the mod listed in Bob's article was required because of > the different thermal response of the NIMH cell chemistry, and the > fact that the manufacturer of the particular batteries Bob received > used the thermistor intended for NICDs. > > Different manufacturers may use different thermistors. In some > cases no mod may be needed. > > At one time the local Radio Shack had their hand-held remote IR > Thermal readout device for $20. I wish I had purchased one then, > but by the time I heard about it they were out of stock. > See <http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2460852> > One of these would making the measurments mentioned in Bob's > article very easy. > > Mike WA6ILQ >
