Eskimonio
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2007
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Enroute to enlightenment, I have been lurking around here a lot, and reading and searching to find answers. Just like with many of the other forums I belong to, the people on CPF seem extremely knowledgeable and more than helpful...so I thank you in advance regardless of your answers to this post! :lolsign:
I know the new 9000 from Maha has a forming charge capability, but since I don't have that model, I was curious to know if there's a way for me to do approximately the same thing with the new Ray-O-Vac hybrids I've purchased. I don't want to be overly-anal about this, but after years of being disappointed in rechargeables, I just think I might have stumbled onto the holy grail of information in these forums, and once again am willing to stick my chin out with some of the new technology.
I have a recently purchased (w/in the last month) Maha 800S charger as well as a Radio Shack 23-335a and Radio Shack 23-405, and a newly acquired Duracell 15 minute charger.
I know some will say "hey dude, if you want to form, just buy the 9000", but with all the knowledgeable people on these forums, I wondered if someone could give me a workaround to execute a forming charge or at the very least get near maximization of my batteries' performance with the chargers I currently own.
i.e. Is there some way to do a cycle charge with my 800S and then when complete, put the cells in one of my other chargers for say, 5 or 10 minutes to ensure I'm filling the battery to max capacity without causing harm? I don't have a tester, which is akin to asking for a recipe and saying I don't have measuring cups, but would welcome suggestions on how I might perform this task without any extra purchases, and using a little 'kentucky windage'.
I plan to use the Maha as my primary charger, but am curious as to conventional wisdom in here...should I be using the standard charge rate on the Maha or should I use the soft charge method for the majority of my charging? Time is not an issue for me in this regard, and I know Maha has mentioned soft charge will extend battery longevity, but I've also read that the soft charge rate might cause issue with recognizing termination voltage.
I know the new 9000 from Maha has a forming charge capability, but since I don't have that model, I was curious to know if there's a way for me to do approximately the same thing with the new Ray-O-Vac hybrids I've purchased. I don't want to be overly-anal about this, but after years of being disappointed in rechargeables, I just think I might have stumbled onto the holy grail of information in these forums, and once again am willing to stick my chin out with some of the new technology.
I have a recently purchased (w/in the last month) Maha 800S charger as well as a Radio Shack 23-335a and Radio Shack 23-405, and a newly acquired Duracell 15 minute charger.
I know some will say "hey dude, if you want to form, just buy the 9000", but with all the knowledgeable people on these forums, I wondered if someone could give me a workaround to execute a forming charge or at the very least get near maximization of my batteries' performance with the chargers I currently own.
i.e. Is there some way to do a cycle charge with my 800S and then when complete, put the cells in one of my other chargers for say, 5 or 10 minutes to ensure I'm filling the battery to max capacity without causing harm? I don't have a tester, which is akin to asking for a recipe and saying I don't have measuring cups, but would welcome suggestions on how I might perform this task without any extra purchases, and using a little 'kentucky windage'.
I plan to use the Maha as my primary charger, but am curious as to conventional wisdom in here...should I be using the standard charge rate on the Maha or should I use the soft charge method for the majority of my charging? Time is not an issue for me in this regard, and I know Maha has mentioned soft charge will extend battery longevity, but I've also read that the soft charge rate might cause issue with recognizing termination voltage.
