Fred, I think you mean 1.2 or 1.25v nominal each cell. Jim NiMh don't take heat well. Sounds like you may have over charged. Did they get hot?
73 Another Fred, AE6QL -----Original Message----- >From: Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> >Sent: Aug 17, 2014 7:34 PM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] NiMh batteries How do I test? > >I figured that's what you meant. > >Not quite enough info to understand what is happening for you and what >your charging situation is. NiMh cells are nominally at 2V. My >experience has been that when they've reached the "End of Old," [a term >coined by our kids to distinguish between Grandma and Grandpa, who were >much older than Mom and Dad ... but not yet dead, and those who were], >NiMh die rather quickly at the End of Old. They'll be working pretty >well, and then not take a charge. If your's are new, you might have a >charger problem. > >73, > >Fred K6DGW >- Northern California Contest Club >- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 >- www.cqp.org > >On 8/17/2014 7:19 PM, Jim GM wrote: >> NiMh I ment to post. Oh well >> > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to fptowns...@earthlink.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
