[Yaesu] Re: Opening Yaesu handheld battery packs for cellreplacement

[rbethman]

Andy,

The electric car batteries are NOT NiMH.  They are Lithium Ion 
batteries.  A wholly different animal than the others being discussed.

The charging methodology between NiCads and NiMH ARE different.

You can get packs of EITHER in larger current capacities than come 
standard with a radio.

I'd suggest some Web searching on your own to get the info that you 
need.  It usually works out for the better.  Not because you are 
offending anyone NOR because you are embarrassing yourself!  Sometimes 
folks "mean" well, BUT do not necessarily have the full set of facts!

Bob - N0DGN

Andy wrote:
> At the risk of offending anyone, or more likely publicly embarrassing myself
> because of my ignorance, I am a bit confused about the replies I've seen
> about NiMH batteries.  Mind you, I am far from a battery expert.
>
> One person says they require a rapid charger not a slow charger; another
> says they must be charged slower than NiCads.
>
> One reply says NiMHs have considerably lower output current capability.  Yet
> I thought it was electric cars that generated the interest in NiMH in the
> first place, and General Motors used NiMH batteries in their second round of
> e-cars.  Something doesn't seem right here.
>
> I'm not saying any of this is wrong; but to me it looks suspect.  Also
> because I've seen accounts from others saying that they got good results
> from switching to NiMH cells, as long as they were careful to charge them
> correctly and appropriately (since they do require a different charging
> profile than NiCads).
>
> Andy
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