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BABESH



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Post27 Apr 2009 6:02   

NiMH battery cahrger


Hi,
I saw from datasheet of battery manufacturer that NiMH battery can be left
un terminated with charge rate of C/20, for ever.

Will this current charge the battery pack?

After what time will the battery be fully charged?


thanks in advance.
--Babesh
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BABESH



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Post27 Apr 2009 15:36   

NiMH battery cahrger


can any battery expert through some light on to this.

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Post28 Apr 2009 1:33   

NiMH battery cahrger


If the battery is completely discharged then at C/20 it will take 20 hours plus 40% more for losses. The total time to make the battery fully charged is 28 hours.
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BABESH



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Post28 Apr 2009 2:43   

NiMH battery cahrger


Guru,
Thanks a lot, it gave some hope for me abt this method of charging.

If battery Capacity is say 4200mAH, then c/20 is 210mAmp.

so (4200/210)*1.4=28Hours, is this equation holds good?

Then few sites are giving that factor as 1.6.
why is that factor...

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Post28 Apr 2009 3:04   

Re: NiMH battery cahrger


Energizer shows that a high current charge at a C rate makes a Ni-MH cell fully charged at 110% of its capacity.
A C/10 rate makes a cell fully charged at 140% of its capacity.
Maybe C/20 needs 150%.



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BABESH



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Post28 Apr 2009 6:14   

Re: NiMH battery cahrger


Guru,
Your data is supporting to equation.
Thanks a lot for proving me with data,
Now i will try waiting for 33 hours to charge the batteries.


Thanks
--Babesh.
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