On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Forrest W. Christian
<forrestc@imach.com> wrote:
> I'll admit it.
>
> Any circuit which charges batteries scares me.  Perhaps I've put too
> much stock in those warnings on batteries and chargers, or seen the
> effect of an overcharged battery one too many times.   So, if a product
> design required charging batteries, I put it on the shelf for later,
> hoping that sometime I would conquer my fear.
>
> Well, I guess that there is no better time than now to conquer my fears.
>
> I have an application where I need to end up with a ~15 cell (18V) AA
> NiMH battery pack.  And I need to charge it from a automotive power
> source.   And preferably relatively quickly, like a 1 hour charger or
> similar.
>
> Oh, and I'd prefer to keep melting, flame, and explosions to a minimum.  :-O
>
> I've looked at a lot of charger circuits and I'm still scared.    What
> I'd really like is for someone (or someones) on the list to tell me how
> paranoid I am being (or not paranoid) and sort of give me some pointers
> of what to watch for.
> (Note I'm not suggesting LiIon... :)
>
> -forrest

You're being pretty paranoid.

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