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Re: (ET) Bad things to do....



On 16 Mar 2025 at 17:52, Christopher Zach via Elec-trak wrote:

> Don't leave the e15 on charge for a day. On the positive side the
> batteries were fine but they really needed a watering. 

Flooded (open) NiCd batteries are pretty forgiving critters.  They mostly 
handle overcharging pretty well, within reason, though I wouldn't 
recommend 
it as a regular practice nor if done to excess.  

I know of someone who trashed a set of 20 Saft STM5-180 GC2 NiCd modules 
by 
overcharging them.  He fired up his "bad boy" unregulated charger and 
forgot abouit it. By the time he remembered, some of the cell caps had 
literally melted.

So try not to overcharge quite that much. 

And I still recommend a charger with more smarts than that old GE 
blunderbuss.


David Roden - 25 Years with ETs

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