-=> EVERETT HERTENSTEIN wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 EH> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote in a message to EVERETT HERTENSTEIN:

 EH> Either I have phenominally poor luck with NiCads or yours are a
 EH> lot better quality than what I've been able to buy.  If I get two
 EH> years out of one I'm pleasantly surprised.

 WC> ----
 WC> Never ever charge NiCads in series unless you're stuck with that in
 WC> a cell phone, laptop or power tool situation.

 EH> Therein could lie my problem.  I've always charged them in
 EH> series.

 EH> Thanks for the admonition, Wayne.

In series the weaker and higher resistance cell becomes weaker still
as it is higher resistance and dies first in the appliance you're 
using it in.

Charged in series it also gets the short end of the stick.

Charging in parallel with appropriate current limiting 
drastically reduces the problem.
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