NiMh best practice any advice?

[James Hubbard]

Anyone here got any definitive advice on best practice battery management with NiMh batteries?

Thanks in anticipation

james

[ChrisB]

Hi James

Are we talking domestic type cells i.e aaa, aa, c, d, size etc or industrial type stuff.

Also in what application are you using them in ??

ChrisB

[James Hubbard]

We're talking vectrix type stuff

[ChrisB]

mmmm I'm not upto speed with what cells vectrix fit to be honest.

I presume it comes with its own charger etc so it will carry out all the management side of things for you ??

ChrisB

[badnewswade]

I'm going for a NiMH chemistry, likely in AA as it's cheap. I'll be making up packs of ten and then hooking them up to make a 48v battery. Do you have any advice re charging (I know they are charged at 10% of their ampage rating and that's it, but I'm nervous about charging two sets of 12v packs worth between £10-£40! not to mention keeping 'em cool and so forth.

So if anyone has any advice... or words of wisdom... I might start a thread on it as well, specially after the postal strike is over and I can take delivery of the things!