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Charlie

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NIMH Charging Question
« on: November 20, 2014, 02:28:54 pm »

I already have a NIMH charger which says it is suitable for charging 4-8 cells. I have just bought a 3700 mah 10 cell NIMH pack. Now can i use my existing charger, or do i need to get one suitable for a 10 cell pack?
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Re: NIMH Charging Question
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 03:50:31 pm »

I suspect that the output voltage will be insufficient to charge 10 cells.


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Re: NIMH Charging Question
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2014, 10:59:38 pm »

You have sorta answered your own question. Your charger is only suitable for max of 8 cells so will not have sufficient output voltage to charge your 10cell battery.
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Re: NIMH Charging Question
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2014, 01:04:56 pm »

HI Charlie P/M sent
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Re: NIMH Charging Question
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2014, 01:13:23 pm »

Hi charlie.
 your 4-8 cell  charger covers the voltage range 4.8-9.6v as each cell is taken at 1.2v so you 10 cell pack will 1.2 x10 = 12volts
 
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Re: NIMH Charging Question
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2014, 02:54:38 pm »

Thanks for the replies. I got myself a suitable charger from Component Shop, so all sorted.
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