> > A NiMH battery should be trickle charged (assume constant current
> > of a few milliamps, rather than a high current pulse


> Panasonic regard trickle charging as the least-preferred method>

> http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/includes/pdf/Panasonic_NiMH_ChargeMet=
hods.pdf

Actually, somewhat less than "least preferred".
At best non-preferred.
See bottom of page 13, left hand column.
Summary: "Don't do it, see us."

> Duracell are OK with it at C/300
>
> http://www1.duracell.com/oem/Pdf/others/nimh_6.pdf

So ghey say.
Almost nobody reputable says this for higher energy density NimH (say
2500+ mAh / AA).
So this comment from Duracell MAY be the marketing left hand not
taking to the development engineer right hand.

That said, C/300 for a 2500 mAh cell is ~=3D 8 mA and about 12 mW charge
energy/cell.
You'd HOPE that this was toleable. Many say that it's not.


                Russell McMahon.
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