>
> I'm wondering if the resulting pulsed current delivery offers simmilar
> benefits to those claimed by reflex or "burp" chargers.  The designer of
> this circuit seems to claim that it can revive dead batteries....


I'm pretty sure that pulsed current is a good thing.
I implemented it in an NIMH charger, sort of accidentally.  I was doing 1C
charging of a battery that was connected across a significant load, and
stopping once a second to make battery voltage measurements. Turned out that
this current load just happened to match up well with the numbers
recommended by the pulse charging docs I'd read.

It makes sense to me that it would help avoid the smooth plating effects
common with lower current charging.  Gas buildup, I'm not sure.  I've seen
docs where they did manometer monitoring of single cells, and their data
suggests an improvement.

My take on it is that since it's just a bit of firmware, why not?  :)
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