Rechargeable batteries

[Rick C.]

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.

 

[John Fields]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:47:17 -0500, Rick C.
<blue--nospam.heron3@verizon.net> wrote:

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.

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John Fields

 

[J. Yazel]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:47:17 -0500, Rick C. <blue--nospam.heron3@verizon.net>
wrote:

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.
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Usually the faster that you charge, the shorter the total battery life.

Jack

 

[Kim]

The main disadvantage of both, is that they come from Radio Shack
Kim



"J. Yazel" <jyazel@ds.net> wrote in message
news:d6tcp0t98meuqufdvostooa41pgckm8uua@4ax.com...

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:47:17 -0500, Rick C.
blue--nospam.heron3@verizon.net
wrote:

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.
=================

Usually the faster that you charge, the shorter the total battery life.

Jack

 

[Rick C.]

Thanks, but what do you base this opinion on?

In article <jhAld.52329$Z7.1563416@news20.bellglobal.com>,
ksleep@sympatico.ca says...

The main disadvantage of both, is that they come from Radio Shack
Kim



"J. Yazel" <jyazel@ds.net> wrote in message
news:d6tcp0t98meuqufdvostooa41pgckm8uua@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:47:17 -0500, Rick C.
blue--nospam.heron3@verizon.net
wrote:

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.
=================

Usually the faster that you charge, the shorter the total battery life.

Jack

 

[Jerry G.]

Fast charging is more convenient. But, with many types of chargeable
batteries, faster charging may make a shorter life for them. I personly
prefer the fast charge. In the end, you are still saving a lot of money for
the batteries, even if they have to be replaced one or two times a year.
After about 2 to 3 years, most chargeable batteries are scrap anyways...

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Jerry G.
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"Rick C." <blue--nospam.heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bffda6e56c1ef85989709@news.individual.net...

I need to buy a battery charger for my Radio Shack AAA batteries. I see
two chargers at Radio Shack, one will charge in 5 hours, the other in 13
hours. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.

 

[Rick Charnes]

In article <2vpatkF2oanlbU3@uni-berlin.de>, jerryg50@hotmail.com says...

Fast charging is more convenient. But, with many types of chargeable
batteries, faster charging may make a shorter life for them. I personly
prefer the fast charge. In the end, you are still saving a lot of money for
the batteries, even if they have to be replaced one or two times a year.
After about 2 to 3 years, most chargeable batteries are scrap anyways...

Has anyone ever heard of rechargeable Ni-MH batteries not working below

32 degrees temperature?

 

[Mark W. Lund, PhD]

NiMH batteries will supply voltage under 32 degrees, but it isn't
wise to charge them that cold. The oxygen ion recycling mechanism
slows down a lot and you could build up a lot of pressure, eventually
causing it to vent.

Rick Charnes wrote:

In article <2vpatkF2oanlbU3@uni-berlin.de>, jerryg50@hotmail.com says...

Fast charging is more convenient. But, with many types of chargeable
batteries, faster charging may make a shorter life for them. I personly
prefer the fast charge. In the end, you are still saving a lot of money for
the batteries, even if they have to be replaced one or two times a year.
After about 2 to 3 years, most chargeable batteries are scrap anyways...


Has anyone ever heard of rechargeable Ni-MH batteries not working below
32 degrees temperature?

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