[Motorola] How to charge my SABER Ni-MH from 13-14 VDC ?

Tue, 9 Jul 2002 04:08:10 -0400

Hi  Brad .....You have the best idea  of all ....the 2  x # 44  bulbs  is
ideal  ......at least you can see it is charging ........but cannot
transmit under charge without burning the 44's .
Many Thanks ...it's a big help ...that I am going to use .

73

Yves Wn4i

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Motorola] How to charge my SABER Ni-MH from 13-14 VDC ?

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wn4i" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 3:51 AM
> Subject: [Motorola] How to charge my SABER Ni-MH from 13-14 VDC ?
>
>
> > For an un-expected business trip in a foreign country .  Please ....any
> idea
> > how much current I can safely re-charge my SABER Ni-MH ( Rapid Charge )
> > battery from a 13-14 VDC rented car ?
> > Do I need a 8 VDC  regulator .?  or just a droping resistor .....for how
> > much current ?......over night  or preferably during the full day
> operation
> > . ...... may be just 7 -8 droping diodes will do ?
> >
> >
> > I used to have a car battery charger permanently installed in  it
.....but
> > they stoled the full car from me  a few years ago ....and didn't ship me
> > back the battery charger .....
> >
> > Many THANKS
> >
> > Yves  Wn4i
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> 150 MA for one hour to charge or roughly 30ma charge for 12-15 hours.
> I gave up on the smart charger and used a LM317 adjustable regulator along
> with a 50 ohm resistor and wall wart 12v supply. Battery lasts much longer
> both during the day and total lifespan if they are slow charged.
> A cheap way would be to use a lightbulb charger. 2x #44 bulbs in series
fed
> at around 12-14v for 10 hours or so.
>
> Brad KA�SQO
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