Nimh/nicd ponderings...

[hoober]

Generally no amount of "cycling" will help any pack. It will simply use up 1 more life cycle. Many are deceived into thinking that the "cycling" directly increased the capacity since the capacity continued to rise at every subsequent cycle.

It usually stems directly form the forced overcharge that is hung on the tail end of the "full mark" and is rather from the cells being "balanced" rather than from the cells being "cycled"

Try it, you'll like "cycling" once better than many times over. Here's the best that one can do:

Take the discharged pack and allow it to set for a long time (it can be dead shorted for prolonged periods as well) Charge it at c/10 for 15 hrs +. The pack is at it's fullest and best balance already. Use normally. OR simply do a c/10 charge for 15 hrs and use or test.