Battery charging

On 23 Jan 2005 16:10:47 -0800, (Peter) wrote:

>Am I right on this:

No.

>When a battery being recharged is nearing full charge, it would accept
>less and less current

because the internal impendence of the battery increases as the
batteries voltage increases.
I=e/r

>, say around 1A or less, as indicated by ammeter
>on the charger (if there's one).
>So that means you can hook a charger (say 6A) up to a battery and
>leave it, since the battery won't overcharge. No matter how high the
>charger capacity is, a near-fully charged battery will only take in
><1A.

No.

It depends on the _charger_ not the battery.

What maximum voltage will the charger supply when the battery is fully
charged? If you don't know the answer to that question, you can't
answer the question, except by saying "no" to CYA.

If you want a trickle charger that can be left on indefinitely, then
BUY a trickle charger and be done with it.

Or, if the charger says "automatic" then you're probably OK.
Otherwise,

No.

Lg



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