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[BT132435]

I accidently left some Ni-mh AA's in a non-plugged in charger for a few months.... For safety precautions should i throw them away?

 

[Daniel_sk]

NiMH aren't dangerous, they don't explode - I think you can just charge them again and they should be OK. The only thing that probably happened is that they have self-discharged.

 

[Burgess]

Are you thinking that perhaps sitting in the charger (not plugged in) has somehow DRAINED the cells dry ?

Thereby causing damage to 'em ?


Check the cells with a voltmeter.

I'll bet they all register substantially higher than Zero.

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[SilverFox]

Hello Daniel,

A point of clairification...

NiMh cells don't explode very often...

Tom

 

[BT132435]

Are you thinking that perhaps sitting in the charger (not plugged in) has somehow DRAINED the cells dry ?

Thereby causing damage to 'em ?


Check the cells with a voltmeter.

I'll bet they all register substantially higher than Zero.

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I thought leaving rechargeables in a charger discharges the cells . Well i don't have a voltmeter =\

 

[SilverFox]

Hello BT,

Some do and some don't.

A volt meter is a good investment.

Tom