Re: NiMH battery compatibility with NiCd chargers

From: Wild Bill (kwag98_at_usachoice.net)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:19:33 -0400

Thanks, since most digital cameras are just about the hardest service for
batteries in consumer gear (maybe second to RC vehicles), they are probably
a major improvement over NiCd, which is what I've been hearing rumors of.

Cheers
WB
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"Allodoxaphobia" <bit-bucket@config.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:45:00 -0400, Wild Bill hath writ:
> > Hi.. I don't have any experience with NiMH batteries, and I never much
cared
> > for the problems associated with NiCd cells, so I'd like to know if
using
> > NiMH will be less problematic than NiCd.
> >
> > Will NiMH cells charge and last perfectly well in NiCd chargers,
>
> No.
>
> > ... or will NiMH chargers be required for best results?
>
> Yes.
> Tho', there are what claim to be NiCad/NiMH combo-chargers. Not many
> folks in rec.photo.digital (see below) speak well about them.
>
> > When I use the term NiCd charger, I mean the more sophisticated
> > commercial chargers, not just the transformer & diode types.
>
> Mox-Nix. NiMH have different charging characteristics/curves
> than NiCad's. You want to get a "smart" NiMH charger, versus
> a "timed" NiMH charger.
>
> Using Google Groups, look back in just the last 6 months or
> so for "NiMH". The digital camera folks are *anal* about
> battery performance: charging, storage, use, capacity, etc. -- and
> they all, in general, swear by NiMH's.
> (I say "6 months" because these are all FAQ's that come
> up every few days or so. You won't live long enough to
> read _all_ of them. :-)
>
> HTH
> Jonesy
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