TakeTheActive
Enlightened
Folks that have been members of an active forum (like CPF's Batteries Included, for example) for years and log on at least daily to keep up with the new posts generally don't realize the OVERWHELMING amount of information that gets incrementally stored in the Archives. There is WAY TOO MUCH information for any Newbie to be able to first LOCATE, then absorb without the kind of time investment that I've made (several hours per week since ~Thanksgiving 2008).
Unfortunately, there's no particular 'rhyme-or-reason' as to where a 'gem' of theory, or a LINK to a PDF, will be located. With the 'poor' vBulletin SEARCH function (I use GOOGLE w/Advanced Search Operators most of the time) and the vast number of messages, you certainly can't expect the good stuff to just 'pop to the top'. Nope, it takes time to locate. And then, once you find it, try to find it again, weeks or months later, without investing another chunk of time.
That's why I'm sharing what I deem to be some of the "Best Answers..." that I found, so far, and am promoting it via my Sig Line. I'd rather POINT to an excellent, COMPLETE archived answer than repeatedly provide 'bits-n-pieces' of the answer over the course of several replies.
Since my "Best Answers..." thread seems to be finally gaining some traction (over 300 views, lately averaging ~10/day, received my FIRST 'Thank You'...), I'm now starting another 'unique' thread that I've been working on for a few weeks.
Besides theory and PDF LINKs, another item that I usually have repeat questions on is "NiMH/NiCD Battery Charger Specifications". COMPLETE specifications for chargers are (usually) not available. Most of the data is here via LINKs to manufacturer's sites or posts, but, 'juicy tidbits' from CPF members are spread all over. When I followed a LINK a few weeks ago to the Energizer Duo (CHUSB) Datasheet, I liked the layout of the specifications. I took that layout into Notepad and customized it a bit. The current / final result is below for 4 chargers.
My plan is to create 2 threads:
I'll continue adding specs as I find them. And I ask other CPF members, please submit the specs of YOUR chargers in the requested format of the blank template below. Use a monospace text editor, like Notepad, to align your data before adding it to the DATA ONLY thread.
Thanks, in advance, for everyone's participation and cooperation!
Format:
---FORMAT BEGIN---
Model: Place Model Name here
Place LINK to manual here
---FORMAT END---
UPDATE(s):
Unfortunately, there's no particular 'rhyme-or-reason' as to where a 'gem' of theory, or a LINK to a PDF, will be located. With the 'poor' vBulletin SEARCH function (I use GOOGLE w/Advanced Search Operators most of the time) and the vast number of messages, you certainly can't expect the good stuff to just 'pop to the top'. Nope, it takes time to locate. And then, once you find it, try to find it again, weeks or months later, without investing another chunk of time.
That's why I'm sharing what I deem to be some of the "Best Answers..." that I found, so far, and am promoting it via my Sig Line. I'd rather POINT to an excellent, COMPLETE archived answer than repeatedly provide 'bits-n-pieces' of the answer over the course of several replies.
Since my "Best Answers..." thread seems to be finally gaining some traction (over 300 views, lately averaging ~10/day, received my FIRST 'Thank You'...), I'm now starting another 'unique' thread that I've been working on for a few weeks.
Besides theory and PDF LINKs, another item that I usually have repeat questions on is "NiMH/NiCD Battery Charger Specifications". COMPLETE specifications for chargers are (usually) not available. Most of the data is here via LINKs to manufacturer's sites or posts, but, 'juicy tidbits' from CPF members are spread all over. When I followed a LINK a few weeks ago to the Energizer Duo (CHUSB) Datasheet, I liked the layout of the specifications. I took that layout into Notepad and customized it a bit. The current / final result is below for 4 chargers.
My plan is to create 2 threads:
- TTA's NiMH/NiCD Battery Charger Specifications Thread: for DATA ONLY!
- Post #1 will be an alphabetical List of LINKs to each following post.
- Posts #2-N will be the charger specifications, individually submitted and maintained by CPF members, in the requested format. Do not ADD or DELETE any rows. If your charger doesn't have a certain feature, put "N/A" on that line. If you feel that I left out an important feature, suggest it in this thread.
. - TTA's NiMH/NiCD Battery Charger Specifications Discussion Thread (THIS thread): for suggestions, corrections, questions, etc...
I'll continue adding specs as I find them. And I ask other CPF members, please submit the specs of YOUR chargers in the requested format of the blank template below. Use a monospace text editor, like Notepad, to align your data before adding it to the DATA ONLY thread.
Thanks, in advance, for everyone's participation and cooperation!
Format:
---FORMAT BEGIN---
Model: Place Model Name here
Code:
Input Voltage :
Channels :
Cells :
Charge Status :
Shutoff Mechanism :
-DeltaV :
DT :
Max Charge Voltage :
Max Charge Temp :
Max Charge Time :
Max Charge mAh :
Min Discharge Voltage:
Charge Current :
Discharge Current :
Trickle Current :---FORMAT END---
UPDATE(s):
- 01/30/2009
- Added: Input Voltage, Cell Chemistry and Charger Status to the template - 01/28/2009
- 4 initial submissions moved to DATA ONLY thread
- Blank data submission form template added
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