In my tried and tested behaviour I am commandeering this thread... :) What is the minimum circuitry to charge a NiMH battery? I have seen them charged by DC (other batteries) with no intervening circuit, but this was in a throwaway type situation. I thinking of using a NiMH 9v battery for my paintball trigger, I have visions of killing an alkaline in a single game and the current draw seems to fit the NiMH better (bursts of high current, fairly low otherwise) If I go this route, I'd like to go as simple as plug the gun into the wall between games and keep the battery topped off. I can't really adjust the on board circuit as that is built already. -- Anthony Toft -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads