"ian" <r.lincoln@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Dre" <ausjules1977@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> : "ian" <r.lincoln@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> : > store them charged or discharged? someone said refrigerate.
> : >
> : >
> :
> : I keep them discharged personally. Dont refrigerate, but I keep them in
> a
> : cool dry place.
> :
> : NiMH batteries have a bad shelf life compared to Nicads so if you store
> them
> : charged, it wont take long before they are flat anyway.
> :
> : Another reason for this is when I charge my batts, I dont like to have
> them
> : discharging for too long because when I want to drive, I want to drive
> and
> : not wait hours for batt to discharge :)
> :
> : Cheers Dre
>
> someone just suggested leaving permanently connected to an intelligent
> trickle charger. i know my prodigy II when set to 5 amps will pump out
> 250mah after the charge finished indicator comes on. at 1 amp it produces
> 50mah. Kid left charger on at school over school holidays. fire started
> after a week.
>
>
There is no way I leave any sort of charger on unattended, not to mention
permanently on!!!. I dont even leave them on overnight when I'm at home!
(expect for AA size batts which take 12 hours anyway)
I charge all my stuff in the garage where it is the coldest and I still have
stick packs over 5 years old and cranking along nicely.
Cheers Dre