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Old April 28th, 2010, 21:33   #3
kalnaren
 
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For Ni-Mah batteries:

Take the battery Mah rating, divide by charger Mah rating, multiply result by 1.15.

For Ni-Cad, multiply the result by 1.2.

Example:

1800 mah battery, charger rated at 300 Mah. 1800/300 = 6, 6*1.15 = 6.9 hours, or 6 hours and 54 minutes.

You do the multiplacation because batteries are not 100% effeciant. Ni-Cads only retain about 80% of the power put into them, Ni-Mah a little more.
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