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_paralyzed_ · 07.20.2010, 02:59 AM

No no no. NO.

Serious racers do balance their nimh's. More expensive nimh's come in "matched sets" meaning they all have similar internal resistance and overall capacity.

Charging in parallel will guarantee the same voltage for all cells, but it is impossible then to vary how much of that voltage goes into the battery.

Say one AA battery is 500mah, another is 1500mah. Charged for 1000mah will cook and blow the first battery, and leave the second battery weak at only 2/3 the charge.

NO PARALLELALLEL TRAY

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_paralyzed_ working on a brushless for my wheelchair..... Offline Posts: 4,890 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: minnesnowta	07.20.2010, 02:59 AM No no no. NO. Serious racers do balance their nimh's. More expensive nimh's come in "matched sets" meaning they all have similar internal resistance and overall capacity. Charging in parallel will guarantee the same voltage for all cells, but it is impossible then to vary how much of that voltage goes into the battery. Say one AA battery is 500mah, another is 1500mah. Charged for 1000mah will cook and blow the first battery, and leave the second battery weak at only 2/3 the charge. NO PARALLELALLEL TRAY _______________________________________ It's "Dr. _paralyzed_" actually. Not like with a PhD, but Doctor like in Dr. Pepper.