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from: BEN RITCHEY
date: 2005-06-19 22:48:38
subject: charging NiMH

After reading everything posted recently, it's obvious a trickle charge concept
is a poor choice :( , so my question is this: I will have a NiMH battery pack
that will be sitting up for weeks if not months at a time, then it will
suddenly be needed on short notice (possibly minutes, normally a few hours), so
how do I maintain the batteries to have the freshest state possible when used
as noted?

Also, If I can quickly (i.e. minutes) discharge to a known state (R?) then
apply a full charge (say 25% of rated AH for four hours max, or something
better?) how do I determine the state of the batteries?

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