Ni-Cad Battery recharging....

[K. Funk]

Did someone here mention that there were solar/manual crank Ni-Cad battery chargers available? If so, could someone provide a link?

Thanks,

krf

[jerrymrc]

link (http://www.raytechcatalog.com/product_info/solar-powered-battery-charger-145.html)

[CAG100]

The site at the link above requires a minimum $35.00 order, the charger is only $17.99 so you must spend an additional $17.50 to order from them. Personally I think this is cheesy business practice...

So if you dont need $35.00 worth of stuff to order there, you can get teh same charger at this site below for $21.99. And who knows, maybe this site will even match price if you call them!

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_info.php?products_id=634&osCsid=ac7acf84d25ac7e5a8d3257e0aaa3b58

They also sell one without the sun meter for $16.99...

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_info.php?cPath=46_49&products_id=635&osCsid=ac7acf84d25ac7e5a8d3257e0aaa3b58

[Blood of Tyrants]

Nicads get a "memory" after awhile and won't hold a charge worth crap especially if you don't use them much. Get lithium ion batteries and they will last easily 10 times as long.

[McDobber]

You can erase the memory in a battery by hitting it with some current before recharging. The amount of the charge depends on the battey size.