> > > What happened was that I was charging at 330mah, and
> > > over time, it was only taking one hour to charge them
> > > at this rate. Took the pack to the store and they confirmed
> > > capacity was 330 to 360mah by cycling them a few times.
>
> > This is strange, the e flight guys that I know all charge their NiMh's
> > at twice their rated capacity with an Astro 112D charger. I have done
the
> > same and had good results.
>
> I was referring to the Sanyo NiCad (not NiMH) 1100AAU's. These are special
> hi-capacity batteries. Spec sheet doesn't list a quick charge rate.
I charge my 5 packs of Sanyo 1100 AAU's at 2 Amps with my ancient TRC
Impuse peak charger. Never a warm cell, and they still rate good on the
cycler. Had one pack lose capacity after 3 years of use.
Jon
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