Re: How to charge 3.6VDC battery with DC Power Supply

"jg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> I have a few Rayovac Camcorder 3.6V/2500 mAh batteries that I want to
> charge. These were originally charged with a camcorder that I do not
> have. However, I have the next best thing. I have a DC Power Supply
> (BK Precision 1660A) with both voltage control and current control.
> Basically I can set this bad boy to output any volt and current
> combination. I have tried charging the batteries at 4.0v and 100mA
> and let them charge for about 3 hours. Batteries never got hot (which
> to me would indicate that they were never really charged.) When I
> first unplug them, they register about 3.6v. However after a day or
> so, their voltage drops to 2.6v or so.
>
> So... I am either not charging them up completely or they are no
> longer functional. However, these batteries were never put in
> production. They are old, but they were still in original packaging
> as of a few days ago.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> jg
http://www.powerstream.com/NiMH.htm

http://www.talkingelectronics.com/pr...rgingNiMH.html

http://www.mpoweruk.com/chargers.htm

http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/charger_appman.pdf

http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/nicke...ide_appman.pdf