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Old 30 Jun 2009, 02:25 pm
y_p_w
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Default Re: Using a trickle charger - any rules on this?

On Jun 30, 12:31*am, t...@mucks.net wrote:
> If you are concerned with 1 amp overcharging the battery then all
> one has to do is plug the charger into an automatic timer set for a
> few hours a day.
>
> I've done this with NIMH batteries and low amperage dumb chargers.
> With this method you can't ruin the batteries and you'll always have a
> spare set of fully charged batteries.


I heard that there might be a small parasitic load from an unpowered
charger. Probably doesn't matter if it's recharged each day.
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