>
>so, if you charge brand new batteries in an hour, you will probably
>destroy them. since
>overcharging is very bad for you batteries, and new batteries simply
>cannot hold the charge, so
>they will dissipate it as heat.

I see no reason to believe this.
If your charger isn't designed for NIMH batteries, then that would cause
them to get hot.
If your charger isn't detecting end of charge properly, that would cause
them to get hot.

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