| ??? 11/17/08 08:53 Modified: 11/17/08 09:00 Read: times |
#160077 - Different chargers. Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
What is it that makes some chargers work so effectively, while others seem to work barely at all? Chargers have different charging strategies, some are better than others, but require more effort (i.e. electronics, cost) on the part of the chargers. See here, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NiMH#Charging (I assume that similar considerations apply for NiCd batteries) Why do consumers tolerate such poor performance of, in many cases, very costly appliances? Consumers put up with all kinds of things. They're just too complacent. And they don't understand why they should pay a few bucks more for a better battery charger. Wouldn't you think that manufacturers would have figured out how to manage this problem by now? Well, they have, but using a better charger costs more money. Also, even NiMH batteries may suffer from the "lazy battery" effect, but it can usually be reverse by a handful of complere discharge/charge cycles. NiCd batteries usually do, and it's not as easily reversed. There's also the recommendation of completely charging and completely discharging the battery once before using it (or chare it completely and then recharge it only after it has run out while using it). |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| NiCd batttery chargers | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Batteries die. Get over it. ;-) | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I got over it long ago ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| price | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| What about the cells? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| There are VERY old cells | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Different chargers. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Customers gets what we requests | 01/01/70 00:00 |