[NSRCA-discussion] charging NiMH with NiCD charger

[Ron Van Putte]

My personal opinion is that it's probably better than many other ways  
to charge it.  The 10C Futaba "wall wart" charger charges both nicad  
and NiMH 4.8 volt packs at the same low rate of 100ma.  I am a little  
concerned that packing more mah into the same size cells is  
accomplished at least partly by thinner insulation within the cell.   
Charging at the high rates possible with some field chargers in this  
situation is just asking for compromise of the insulation.  Maybe  
someone with more knowledge of these high mah cells can confirm or  
refute what I wrote.

Ron Van Putte

On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:22 PM, JShulman wrote:

> I just realized that the battery in my 9C is a 2500 NiMH, but have  
> been charging it with my standard Futaba NiCD wall charger. Any
> reason to worry?
>
> Regards,
> Jason
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