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Army Ni-cd 1200 Mah 8.4v charging issue

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  • 04-02-2008 3:49pm
    #1
    bullets
    Registered Users Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭


    When I got my Army AK47 and tried to charge the the battery
    it showed no signs of charging with either the charger that came with it or my main battery charger.

    I thought I just got a dud battery so never thought anything of it.
    Now months later..........

    Today I Just got my Army R85 and having trouble with charging the Battery that
    came with that too.

    Its a Large Type 8.4v 1200MAh that is branded as the army brand.

    I have a BOL Basic-01 4-8cell charger that I use for all my batteries.
    Set at 1.5A

    When I turn the charger on it initially charges on fast charges but after I minute
    it goes back to trickle charge.

    This has never happened on any other batteries I have had apart from the
    Army Branded batteries. Normally it fast charges everything fine.

    I dont have a multi-meter at hand at the moment to measure the voltage.

    Would anyone have any suggestions on whats up ?
    Maybe Ni-cd just like to be SLooowww charged.

    ~B


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    #2
    Puding
    Registered Users Posts: 6,261 ✭✭✭Puding


    My money would be on another broken battery.


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    #3
    bullets
    Registered Users Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭bullets


    Mmm having a little better luck when I wind back the charger to 0.5A
    seems to not have cut out the fast charge.

    The higher current may have caused a artificially higher voltage reading
    and cut the charge down to trickle mode.

    ~B


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    Masada
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Masada


    have ya got any clone cheapo chargers? try them for a few hours and see if the battery gets a ful charge then, it should take about 4 hours on a battery that is run in., that way you'll know if the battery is to fault of if its the charger.,


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    #5
    bullets
    Registered Users Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭bullets


    The thing eventually charged up at the lowest setting on
    my charger. took about 3 hours to charge.

    Think I prefer Nimh over Ni-cads

    ~B


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