Maintaining/charging a Ni-MH
12-14-06 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rajman
Is this what happened to my Energizer NiMH AA's? I was in the habit of running them down to zero light, thinking that full discharge was the way to go.
I've used them for about 40 cycles, and now with a full charge they give a weak light on my halogen light (PB 5000x). It seems to me they aren't giving out the right voltage, but I have the same problem on the 'bright' setting (which should double the voltage).
Should I get a new set and just recharge them every time I use the light? When I was using the light/batteries last year, I could get 4-5 h from the lights before recharging (1 week of commuting), which may have caused the problem.
I've used them for about 40 cycles, and now with a full charge they give a weak light on my halogen light (PB 5000x). It seems to me they aren't giving out the right voltage, but I have the same problem on the 'bright' setting (which should double the voltage).
Should I get a new set and just recharge them every time I use the light? When I was using the light/batteries last year, I could get 4-5 h from the lights before recharging (1 week of commuting), which may have caused the problem.
