On 1/4/07, John Ferrell <johnferrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> They are real "rubbery" in this mode. Not the same increasing as
> decreasing
> either!
> I have used a 12v lamp in series with an automotive source to charge 11
> volt
> NiCad Batteries. They start with a bright light and taper off to a trickle
> on their own.  Pick the right lamp current by the battery capacity. Too
> simple to sell!


A fellow told me that you could use a current-limited voltage source
of 1.5V/cell
for charging Nicad and NIMH cells.   He's a PHD electrochemist for TI, but I
am still very nervous in that I have never seen a charger use that system.
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