battery charger

I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger. 
The label reads: 
Output: 1.2 V   800 mA 
AA/AAA charging: 120 mA 

Why the two different current specs? 
Does not compute - 

-- 
Rich

On 2021/07/19 4:54 p.m., RichD wrote:
> I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger.
> The label reads:
> Output: 1.2 V   800 mA
> AA/AAA charging: 120 mA
> 
> Why the two different current specs?
> Does not compute -
> 

Smaller batteries overheat more easily...

John :-#)#

On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 4:54:41 PM UTC-7, RichD wrote:
> I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger. 
> The label reads: 
> Output: 1.2 V 800 mA 
> AA/AAA charging: 120 mA 
> 
> Why the two different current specs? 
> Does not compute - 

If the power output is at 1.2V, it's charging cells in parallel.
If it delivers 800 mA into a 1.2V load, that's  good for six cells in parallel?
The 120 mA could be a per-cell  limit, or into a 1.4V -1.6V load (fully-charged cell)

 RichDope wrote:
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> I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger. 
> The label reads: 
> Output: 1.2 V 800 mA 
> AA/AAA charging: 120 mA 
> 
> Why the two different current specs? 
> Does not compute - 

** Printing error  -  dummy. 

The first spec is for intended cell type. 


.....  Phil 

On 7/19/2021 6:54 PM, RichD wrote:
> I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger.
> The label reads:
> Output: 1.2 V   800 mA
> AA/AAA charging: 120 mA
> 
> Why the two different current specs?
> Does not compute -
> 

Just guessing that the 1.2V 800mA is the battery rating and the 120mA is 
the charging current.

On 2021-07-19, RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I picked up a AAA NiMh battery charger. 
> The label reads: 
> Output: 1.2 V   800 mA 
> AA/AAA charging: 120 mA 
>
> Why the two different current specs? 
> Does not compute - 

Maybe charges AA at 800mA and AAA at 120mA ?

-- 
  Jasen.