Tech Talk-Page 6
Tech Talk-Page 6
Tech Talk -Common Questions/Common Answers
Tech Talk- Battery Related Terms/ Battery and batterycharger dictionary.
THE MYTHS ABOUT HEAVY DUTY AND ALKALINE BATTERIES....
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Alkaline batteries were never manufactured to be rechargeable and can be extremely dangerous if recharging is attempted. Heavy Duty and Alkaline batteries are a disposable battery meant to thrown away after use.
Supreme Technologies, Inc. NEVER RECOMMENDS trying to recharge a Heavy Duty or Alkaline Battery unlees the battery is specified on the package as a rechargeable alkaline battery
Battery Charger Tech Terms Battery type and charger information:
With the advancements in technologies and battery chemistries today, higher Millie Amp Hour batteries are being offered to consumers and technicans for manufacturing.Unfortunately battery charger technology not has kept pace.
Many Timer controlled chargers are not equipped to batteries to their full capacity:. Total charge time for fully charging battery will need to be assessed.Maximium time your charger will charge in one set will need to be idenified.
Formula for acessing charge time batteries:
Subtract the maximium time to fully charge your battery from the charge time of your battery charger and you will have the charge time neccesary to fully charge your battery. Reference the battery charger In-Put chart to see if the charger will fully charge your battery. (See "How to equate the charge time of a specific battery charger " Below)
Universal Charger: Example-BC1Hu-See Here!
Refers to the battery chargers ability to operate in 100 or 220 voltage power Supplies (USA or EUROPE) with out the use of a separate voltage converter.
Fast Charger:Example SP 1880 AAA/AA-See Here!
Refers Charge time it will take to charge the batteries. Usually charges in 1-3 hours. Fast charging generates more "HEAT" with in the batteries and shortens their cycle life.
Slow Charger: Example SP 3969 AAA/AA/9V -See Here!
This is the best way to charge your batteries. Usually is referred to as "OVER NIGHT CHARGING". This type of charge will extend the "LIFE CYCLE" of your batteries.
Trickle Charge:
Slow, low level current to battery so it maintains a full charge until needed for use. Many chargers have the ability built in to switch from a Fast charge to a Trickle charge after the batteries reach maximum capacity. This extends the life of your batteries.
Breaking the Circuit:
Ni-CD batteries use the same battery chargers as NiCd will sometime not fully charge on a timer battery charger.is fully To remedy this remove one battery from the charger and simply replace it to begin a second charge cycle. This should never be done with NiMh batteries or with chargers that use a timer to control charging. A charger that senses the battery voltage should always be used to charge NiMh batteries (smart chargers are circuited to read the voltage) will deliver a full charge before shutting off.
How to equate the "Charge Time" of a battery to a specific battery charger.
Every Battery Charger has a "Out-Put Current Rate" and a "In-Put Current Rate." This information should be printed some where on the charger. To figuire the time it will take to charge your batteries ...Take the Capacity of the battery and divide by the Out-put rate.This simple formula will give you the answer.
Example...Out-Put Rate on Charger is 500 mAh
Battery is rated at 2300 mah......
Divid 2300 by 500=a charge time of 4.6 hours.
Or........Out-Put Rate on Charger is 300 mAh
Battery is rated at 1800 mAh......
Divid 1800 by 300=a charge time of 6 hours
Other factors to consider in charge time:
The lower the "Out-Put Current" of the Charger is rated the longer the charge time.
The higher the mAh rating of the battery the longer it will take to charger the battery.
A "Constant Current Charger" with no timer control will charge any mAh battery but if it has a "Low mAh Out-Put Rating"..... it will charge them but will take much longer.
Remember to use the formula above and you will always know for sure how long it will take to charge batteries with your charger.
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