Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh charger for Li-ion batteries
Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh charger for Li-ion batteries
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Hi all,
I'd appreciate some advice on the following: I recently ordered three Lithium-ion 9v rechargeable batteries (like the ones used in smoke detectors, active guitars and guitar pedal effects) from an online store. I also ordered a charger for them, from a different store, which turned out to be for Ni-Mh and Ni-Cd only (at least by specification). It also turns out that neither of those stores have a charger for this particular type (Li-ion, 9v) of batteries. What's worse, I couldn't find such a charger anywhere in my country! Ordering it from abroad would be ridiculously expensive.
I was wondering if I could use the Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd charger to charge my 9v Li-ion batteries, without running the risk of exploding or damaging anything, and if it would work at all.
Thanks in advance!
I'd appreciate some advice on the following: I recently ordered three Lithium-ion 9v rechargeable batteries (like the ones used in smoke detectors, active guitars and guitar pedal effects) from an online store. I also ordered a charger for them, from a different store, which turned out to be for Ni-Mh and Ni-Cd only (at least by specification). It also turns out that neither of those stores have a charger for this particular type (Li-ion, 9v) of batteries. What's worse, I couldn't find such a charger anywhere in my country! Ordering it from abroad would be ridiculously expensive.
I was wondering if I could use the Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd charger to charge my 9v Li-ion batteries, without running the risk of exploding or damaging anything, and if it would work at all.
Thanks in advance!





RE: Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh charger for Li-ion batteries
This is exactly why you can't normally buy Li-Ion batteries in standard cell sizes - there would be too much carnage.
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh charger for Li-ion batteries
Unfortunately I couldn't find a specific charger for these batteries. I went to an analogy of Radio Shack in my country and they suggested an alternative: a charger with voltage auto-detect and choosable amperage, which I bought.
Can anyone please tell me what could be an optimal mAh charge setting for a 500mAh 9v Li-ion battery?
RE: Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh charger for Li-ion batteries
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm
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