I have a 9V 180 ma discharged Nimh battery that I am charging at 25ma. How long will it take to charge? Thanks, Andy
How long to charge 9v nimh battery
Started by ●December 19, 2021
Reply by ●December 19, 20212021-12-19
AK wrote: -------------> I have a 9V 180 ma discharged Nimh battery that I am charging at 25ma. > > How long will it take to charge? >** What you have is a 180 mAh battery: h = hour. You do the math. ...... Phil
Reply by ●December 20, 20212021-12-20
Am Sonntag, 19. Dezember 2021, um 05:57:15 Uhr schrieb AK:> I have a 9V 180 ma discharged Nimh battery that I am charging at > 25ma.Isn't it 180mAh? milliampere hours and not only milliampere?> How long will it take to charge?(180mAh)/(25mA)=7,2h
Reply by ●December 21, 20212021-12-21
On Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:22:04 +0100, Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:>Am Sonntag, 19. Dezember 2021, um 05:57:15 Uhr schrieb AK: > >> I have a 9V 180 ma discharged Nimh battery that I am charging at >> 25ma. >Isn't it 180mAh? >milliampere hours and not only milliampere? > >> How long will it take to charge? >(180mAh)/(25mA)=7,2hFor nickel based batteries, you normally add 40-50% to compansate for charging efficiency. -- RoRo
Reply by ●December 21, 20212021-12-21
Robert Roland wrote: ==============> For nickel based batteries, you normally add 40-50% to compansate for > charging efficiency. >** The OP posted a question from some test he had to do. So no such correction factor is needed. For slow charge (8hr) rates - 40% might be OK. But absolutely not for fast charging, or the cells will cook. ..... Phil