Has anyone ever thought of unplugging the charger after it quits charging, then re-plugging it in to top the pack off??????
Jerry Miller SOSS-Medford, OR -----Original Message----- From: Bill Conkling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:04 AM To: Martin Usher Cc: RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nicads not charging to capacity 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 > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
