If you leave nicads flat they form dendrites which short the cell. I put then across a 12V car battery to recover them.(just a flash) This produces maybe 100A, as seen by the heat in the leads in maybe 1/10 of a sec. Gtyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick J" To: Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 2:07 AM Subject: Re: [PIC]: reflex charging ? > It sounds like a good way to charge! Can you explain how it works? > Ive gatherd the basics like charge, and then take a pause and discharge > while measure something. Does it work for NiMH ? > (Shouldn't piclist have a page describing this kind of charger? :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > I've over 10 years of experience with reflex loading (15 min .. 30 min) > and here are some facts > - over 10 years ago I started with about 20 AA NiCd batteries, which > where dumped in the trash, because their capacity was too low or even > zero (short circuited) > - after loading them with 2C to 4C (that's 2 ...4 Ampere !!) about 15 > of them where again in perfect shape > - what's perfect ? there capacity was larger then 100%, in most cases > 120..130 %, but some at 150% !! > - now after 10 years I've about 10 left, still in perfect condition > - besides that, I've done a lot (50..100) of recoveries of NiCd > batteries that were defective, both for friends and at my work. > Stef Mientki > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.