I think an ideal battery charger would first discharge the battery (or batteries) almost completely (under controlled load) before starting the charging cycle. Ham radio operators have designed several such chargers (many of them back in the NiCad days) and those designs should be out there somewhere. The disadvantage to a "good" battery charger is that it's probably not a "fast" battery charger and that's what seems to be driving the market. The discharge cycle would take extra time and probably the best charge cycle (which would be in stages in order to control heat buildup) would also take extra time. I like the idea of taking along good Alkaline batteries. Is Michael Daly still around? He always seems to have a good handle on these sorts of questions. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA On Dec 5, 2007 8:08 AM, <Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com> wrote: > > Any general consensus on the life of a charge on NiMH batteries? > > Mine are only lasting about a week, but I believe that I'm having either > battery or charger issues. Therefore, I'm in the market for a quality > charger, as opposed to the Energizer charger I got with a package of > about 8 batteries. > > So, in addition to Marks question, does anyone have recommendations on > quality chargers and brands of batteries? > > Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 05 2007 - 20:40:18 PST
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