Thread: Peak Char-G'd!
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Old 01-21-2003, 07:49 PM
arceeguy
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Originally posted by bdebde
Well, I think that the 500 ma charge rate is pushing the limit with these small batteries. Some cells seem to handle it fine, but others have died on the first charge. I have ruined a few at that rate. Seems that 300 ma is safer, haven't fried any at that rate (yet).
Typical recommended charging rates are up to 2C. (which would be 100mA for a 50mAh cell, or 200mA for a 100mAh cell, and so on...)
Staying within these guidlines will give you hundreds of charge/discharge cycles. The built in charger really kicks these things in the butt with high current, so the cells typically only last a couple of hundred cycles. (the packaging on one of my clones states up to 300 charge cycles for the internal NiCd)
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