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Old August 17th, 2006, 13:07   #7
MMMiles!
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I strongly recommend not following this suggestion. You should always charge your battery at the lowest amperage that time will permit.

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Originally Posted by []D[][]\/[][]D
I have the same charger as well, and I just thought that this might be useful to you. :-D

Fast Charging Formula

20-minute Charge: Battery Capacity X .003 = Charging Current Setting
30-minute Charge: Battery Capacity X .002 = Charging Current Setting
60-minute Charge: Battery Capacity X .001 = Charging Current Setting

For example, if you want to charge a 2000 mAH NiCad battery in 30 minutes, this is how it would work: 2000 mAH X .002 = 4 amp (setting on the charger)

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Originally Posted by Mathieu
Charge it with the Fuzzy Logic Mode (by the way you should always take this setting because of the discharging function) and set the output Amp between 1.0 and 1.5 when the fast charge start.
1.0-1.5A is a much more reasonable charge rate. Batteries are expensive, and there's no point nuking one just because you're in a rush - a toast battery isn't any more useful than an empty battery.
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