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Re: Hiking with Wlkee Talkee
Cheryl Singhal (csinghal@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:01:30 -0500
On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Nathan Mann wrote:
> You might want to make a DISCHARGE device, to fully discharge your nicads.
> We re-charge the week of an event. I've heard a stored nicad will lose
about
> 10% or more of it's charge per month, even when not used. A Discharge
device
> is nothing more than a suitable resistive load.
And, of course, do NOT recharge ni-cads until/unless they are totally
discharged. A friend ruined a $60 camcorder battery when she kept
recharging the battery after every use (5, 10, 15 mins max).
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
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