I think the M15V nicad test LED circuit was designed around use with nicads
only, so the fact that it lights may be meaningless once NiMH are installed.
My 2 cents, I'm really not sure.
Many ads I've seen state that "you can just keep using your nicad charger
with NiMH batteries". The consensus on the list was to not charge the pack
for more than 5 hours (after a big discharge) when using NiMH.
I've accidentally left my NiMH test pack on the charger overnight. In the
morning the test light won't go on and the pack doesn't work. After a
while, the pack recovers by itself and everything seems to be back to
normal. I don't know the affect of repeated overcharging though.
John Hermanson
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Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:35 PM
Subject: RE : [OM] M15V WITH MD2-now recharge time?
| Frank writes:
| << One of my older NiCads lasted for three rolls only. Its voltage after
| a charge read 16 volts (which is good) but it couldn't keep its
| charge... I have now replaced it with a 150mAh NiMH set, and it will
| probably do far more than 40 rolls.
| Unfortunately (?) I will never know, because I recharge the battery
| after each shooting or even after a month of no use at all to keep it
| fit.
| Frank van Lindert >>
|
| Frank, how long do you keep the NiMH M15V on the charger when you are
| recharging simply because of no use? I have an M15V that I refit with the
| NiMH batteries about a year and a half ago and have not used it since. It
| still lights the red light when the test button is pressed but I have no
clue
| how long it would last if put to service.
|
| Regards, Paul Connet
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