MH-C9000 auto function?

[johnbla]

I am thinking of getting the MH-C9000 to charge my batteries for my bike lights as I read it is the best charger going around. I am a charger newbie and was wondering if the charger has an auto setting for people like me. if not, what settings should I use? I have 2000, 2001 and 2700 mah NNIMH. I read the manual but it is all a bit much first time. Many thanks for any replies.

 

[hazna]

Hey I just go the MH-c9000 too! Just finished looking at the manual...

Reading the manual it is recommended that you charge between 0.3C and 1.0C. That you don't discharge more than 1.0C. The 'C' refers to the capacity of your batteries. So if you have 2000mAH (this is the rated capacity of your battery) rechargeable, you should charge between 0.3x2000 (600mah) and 1.0x2000 (2000mah). A higher current will charge it faster but the battery may get hotter (potentially reducing its battery life)

Reality is the actually capacity of battery is probably lower than the capacity rated on the battery (especially if it is an older battery). So I wouldn't charge it at 2000mah (maybe 1600mah to be safe).

If you don't want to set anything... if you just leave it, it should start charging itself at 1000mah, which would be fine for all your batteries.

 

[Zenster]

If you don't want to set anything... if you just leave it, it should start charging itself at 1000mah, which would be fine for all your batteries.

That's one of my favorite features of the C9000. I use it's other functions once in a while for their obvious purposes, but 95% of the time, I just chuck in my batts and charge them up using the default settings.