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duker · June 11th, 2005, 17:16

First off, I have an 8.4v large 1700mAH NiCAD battery
and
a cheap regular wall mount charger:
input:120v-60Hz 6w
output:12v-200mA

Now I was not aware that a quality charger was needed at the time, so I charged my large 8.4v 1700mAH NiCAD battery with that cheap wall charger that I believe is only ment for up to 1300mAH (Im not sure where I would find out what kind of batteries it could charge).

I charged it for about 10 hours. After about 9 hours the battery began to get hot so i let it go for another hour and pulled the plug. Is the charger I have not good enough for my battery? And did I do any ddamage to the battery? Or and I just paranoid?

(sorry if this question has been answered 1000 times)
also what is the diference between a NiCAD and a NiMH battery?

June 11th, 2005, 17:16	#1
duker Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Calgary	Battery care questions First off, I have an 8.4v large 1700mAH NiCAD battery and a cheap regular wall mount charger: input:120v-60Hz 6w output:12v-200mA Now I was not aware that a quality charger was needed at the time, so I charged my large 8.4v 1700mAH NiCAD battery with that cheap wall charger that I believe is only ment for up to 1300mAH (Im not sure where I would find out what kind of batteries it could charge). I charged it for about 10 hours. After about 9 hours the battery began to get hot so i let it go for another hour and pulled the plug. Is the charger I have not good enough for my battery? And did I do any ddamage to the battery? Or and I just paranoid? (sorry if this question has been answered 1000 times) also what is the diference between a NiCAD and a NiMH battery?