> Thanks for the info Olin, but I want to question
> something in Panasonic's literature; even at 0.05C
> the battery won't charge fully in 20 hours.
> Averaging their current and time figures you get
> 0.0415C for 15 hours. This is only 0.62C and allowing
> for normal losses the battery is not even HALF charged!
> You normally need to allow 30% to 40% overhead with
> any rechargable battery...

That's because I snipped that quote from a description of a complete
charging algorithm which included charging at much higher rates for part of
the time.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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