>I destroyed a 3S 2100mah pack last week by accidentally charging
>with NiCad parameters. My bad, loss=$70.

Ouch !!!!

>Appropriate precautions during the charge process eliminated
>further damage. The safeguards MUST work!

Since I posted the link to that article, a Maxim new products brochure 
arrived in the mail. One of their new chips is an NiMh charger designed for 
use with loose batteries, that will not charge Alkaline cells. Anyone 
interested look at DS2711 & DS2712.

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