Can you recharge Ni-MH batteries with a Ni-Cd charger?

[AnitaPeterson]

Hi there,

I've got a digital camera, which uses Ni-MH batteries - AA size. The problem is, I only have a Ni-Cd charger in the house. Can I recharge Ni-MH batteries with this one, or do I have togo and buy a separate charger?

Thanks.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Can you recharge Ni-MH batteries with a Ni-Cd charger?
No.

- M4H

 

[AnitaPeterson]

bummer... these chargers are so damn expensive...

 

[Ornery]

Chargers for NiCd, NiMH and Li-ion batteries

• The method used for NiCd is to charge the battery with a constant current between 0.02C and 0.05C. However some NiMH batteries cannot tolerate a continuous level of trickle charge. Instead they require a pulsed current of moderate value with a low duty cycle so that the average current represents a trickle level.

Vanson V-1000 Ultra Fast Smart Charger with Car Lighter Adaptor $14.99

 

[Cyco]

Actually, I believe you can recharcge Ni-MH batteries in a Ni-Cd charger, it just messes the batteries up somehow (shortens life or something like that) I had to do that once in an "emergency" situation, and they worked fine. I wouldn't recommend doing it more than once though.

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

I have a ni-mh battery pack for the reciever in my rc car, and i use my ni-cad charger for it without any problems

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Thanks for the input... the charger I have is a cheap one, bought as a package along with 4 Ni-Cd batteries. BTW, I'm in Canada, so I can't get U.S. stuff...or some reason, all the Ni-MH chargers I've seen around in stores - even Wal-Mart - are around $29 CDN...