On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Mark Hanchey wrote= : > I went the PIC route for a battery charger. It wasn't the lowest part > count though. Each battery is charged to get the max charge . It has a > routine where the batteries charge for a period of time, about 10 > minutes, then are switched off, allowed to rest for 20 seconds and then > the voltage checked with a load switched in by the PIC. Each battery is > connected to a separate ADC on the PIC and if below the limit is charged > more. The great thing about this setup is that it never heats up the > batteries much during the charging routine and the run time on the > batteries is longer than with any charger I had used before. > > I thought about this method before, but never went through with it. I'm assuming you're talking about NiMH. What voltage threshold did you use? --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .