I have an old Accucycle, and it will only charge for a certain time, MAX.
I was having the same problem and was getting diminishing capacity, but
found that the higher capacity batteries were not getting charged fully
before the charger quit.
.........bc ([EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.widomaker.com/~conk
Williamsburg, VA 23185
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Martin Usher wrote:
> > What is going on with these packs? (Steve Gibson)
>
> I've had both new and long unused batteries do this, it was so consistent
> that I thought that my cycler had got out of calibration. After one or two
> cycles with the batteries showing well below rated capacity I ran one full
> charge with a peak charger. That got them back close to their rated capacity
> and they are now holding this when cycled using slow charger.
>
> I'm using an "Accucycle" for discharge/slow charge and a "Summit" peak
> charger.
>
> This behaviour is consistent with what I understand of battery chemistry.
>
> > Should I expect to get more than 900 mAh from a new 1100 mAh pack?
>
> I don't believe labels on batteries, they're just an approximate guide. I go
> by what I measure.
>
> Martin Usher
>
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