Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
I am in the process of charging some AA NiMH cells I had in my AM/FM/Shortwave portable radio. I don't use it much, but the LCD display is always active, which acts the same as parasitic drain in a flashlight. When I went to use the radio today, it played for about ten minutes, then stopped. The battery indicator showed totally empty.
I put the cells in my Xtar VC4 charger, and all three read 1.0v, and a aggregate charging current of 0.5A. Now, about 20 minutes later, the [cell voltage] charging current is reading ≈0.1A. My question is, what is the standard charging method and pattern for NiMH cells, and are these readings what I should be seeing.
I put the cells in my Xtar VC4 charger, and all three read 1.0v, and a aggregate charging current of 0.5A. Now, about 20 minutes later, the [cell voltage] charging current is reading ≈0.1A. My question is, what is the standard charging method and pattern for NiMH cells, and are these readings what I should be seeing.
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