> On 12/22/2022 10:02 AM CST Cedric Amand via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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> Hi Jim, Maybe this is specific to europe but NiCds are hard to come by here,
> they are prohibited since 2008 And even more prohibited since 2017 ( they
> also exclude medical equipment ) I used to source them in ex-ussr countries
> but even there they are hard to come by nowadays, quite expensive, and
> usually new old stock from 10+ years ago which hardly qualifies as renewing
> your battery pack, even if it's usually better than the 40+ years batteries.
> On top of that they are usually 700mAh, which isn't much by today's standards
> I'll be trying to shove 2400mAh NiMH in my CE150, the question remains, do I
> keep the NiCd trickle charge (many people did and seem to stil be alive) or
> do I go the extra mile and use a proper NiMh charger ( that'll blink when
> batteries are full and stop the charge ) You could also argue wether or not a
> $1 nimh charger from Aliexpress does any good to my safety. I'm surprised
> "replacing nicd with modern equivalents" doesn't seem to have much attention
> Le 2022-12-
22 16:52,
Hi Cedric,
I can't answer your question either; I've dealt with the same dilemma on a few
occasions. But as Jim mentioned, I have not had trouble getting NiCds here in
the US (new from China.)
However, the reason I'm posting is that there is a website with tons of good
information on different battery types, including charging, that may or may not
be of some use to you
https://batteryuniversity.com/articles
Perhaps you can find some info there that helps.
Will
