iskoos
Key Veteran
Location: Orlando, FL
| Hey guys,
I use NiCd and NiMH battery packs for my helis. I would like to stick with them for another year. (You know I don't want to spend $200 just to upgrade to those Lion or Lipo monsters.)
So, my problem is the battery maintenance. I frequently discharge NiCd packs and do that only once in a month for NiMH's before charging them.
I don't have those fancy computerized chargers and am using standard overnight chargers. To discharge the packs, I leave them on till they have no juice. Couple times, I left them on for a long time and when I checked them, they were flat dead. I mean they were zilch; the gauge wouldn't move when hookep up to a tester. Then I fully charged them.
My question is that if this discharging is harmful for the battery packs?
If so, what is the proper way of discharging the packs(NiCd,NiMH) without discharger.?
Any help will greatly be appreciated.
Thanks
Alex |
