Charging Of NiMh batteries

[zappulmo]

G.day from Australia

I currently use a HITEC CG-325 Multicharge-a-matic peak detection charger for the NiCad batteries I use in my Glow powered planes.

I was wondering if I could use the same charger to charge the NiMh batteries used to power the park flyers.

I was hoping that if I charged the batteries at the lowest charge setting, that this would prevent damage to battery packs.

If I can this would considerably reduce the cost of entering this side of the hobby

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

[SLOW FLYER]

It has been my experence that NiMHs are much more forgiving than Nicads.

An example would be how I charge my 270mah NiMHs. I use an Astro Flite DC 112D charger at ONE amp. Sometimes more if I am in a hurry. Been using these and other size Nimhs for over a year and they still spec out to the same capacity as when new.

I just started using some of the AAA sized 700mah NiMHs from Ray-O-Vac. Excellent batteres. Small but with big capacity. I charge them at 1.5 to 2 amps using either the Astro or my FC700 Super Nova FMA charger.

Charge them 'till they heat up a bit.

Also I have found that NiMHs work better after a few cycles of use.

BTW: If you think my charging rate is excessive, check one of the past issues of RC Micro Flight. It had a short article on charging both nicads and NiMHs at these rates.

Slow Flyer