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 trickle charger However, since NiMH batteries are so very sensitive to overcharging, the best approach is to use a very low current in order to minimize overcharge damage. One frequent poster to the bikecurrent mailing list uses a charger that charges at a rate something like C/60 and has had good results with it. C/60 is the capacity of the battery in amp-hours divided by 60. So if you had a battery with capacity 4 amp-hours (4000 mAh), C/60 is 67 mA. At this current rate, the battery would be charged from empty in about 84 hours, i.e. about 3 and a half days. trickle charger However, since NiMH batteries are so very sensitive to overcharging, the best approach is to use a very low current in order to minimize overcharge damage. One frequent poster to the bikecurrent mailing list uses a charger that charges at a rate something like C/60 and has had good results with it. C/60 is the capacity of the battery in amp-hours divided by 60. So if you had a battery with capacity 4 amp-hours (4000 mAh), C/60 is 67 mA. At this current rate, the battery would be charged from empty in about 84 hours, i.e. about 3 and a half days.
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 +===Recovering Batteries===
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 +There are techniques to restore batteries, in particular lead-acid batteries, that are beginning to lose power. The main problem seems to be that they develop a layer of crystals that blocks power. The capacitive chargers that use a capacitor to limit the amps that can flow to a battery seem to pulse the layer off the batteries.
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 +They can be purchased: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230728215960?
 +Here is a longer [[make discussion | http://makezine.com/2013/03/27/how-to-recover-a-sealed-lead-acid-battery/]] that talks about ups and downs.
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 +The other main technique seems to be based around using chemicals to free the plates from the crystal layer. Epsom salts for instance.
 +Some resources:
 +http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topic-forum/525296-battery-trick-really-works.html
  
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