old battery question
 

hey guys i was looking through some of my dads old RC stuff and came upon a huge box full of nimh batteries. they are all BRAND new. never even opened out of the package.
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they are AAA looking cells. 9.6 volts and 1200 mah. they would give out some decent voltages but arent too high in mah.. so i would have to use it in a light small truck (crt.5) and wire it in parallel.

my problem is that when i charge them they say the voltages are too low. (each cell is way too low) so i upp the amps and that brings the voltages back up. then i do a regular 1.2A charge.. the packs only end up with about 140mah in the end.

is tthere anything i can do? maybe just keep cyclying them?

thanks!

o and btw i use the 1210i if that helps with any.

I know my NiMh usually don't show there stuff till maybe about the 5th cycle. Try charging and discharging them 5 times then see what they're like. Let them cool in between too.

kk will do that!

what dishcarge rate?