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Subject: [OM] OT (of course!): "outdated" NiMH charger?
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:39:43 -0500
We seem to have a couple list members who have the correct background
to answer this so . . .

A few years back I bought an "Intelligent" battery charger from Radio
Shack for my NiCad and NiMH cells.  Been working well for years. 
Recently bought some Everready 2300 mah NiMH cells, charged 'em up for
use in a shoe mount flash to shoot pix at a party.  First set of four
pooped out at around 25 shots, same with the second set.  Normally, I
get ~200 shots in such a situation from a set of cells with lower
capacity.

Called Everready and they were very polite but blame my charger,
saying it probably doesn't have the ability to charge the newer, high
capacity batteries.  Suggest I get one of theirs.  I guess I don't
understand the process.  I thought an intelligent charger would simply
increase voltage and/or time to make sure a cell was completely
charged.

Is Everready correct?  Do I need to buy a new charger?  And will I
need to buy a new one every time I buy higher capacity cells?

????/ScottGee1
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