Battery Discharger

~Ghost~ · April 13th, 2008, 17:39

I am not a battery smart kind of guy and untill recently i would just charge my batteries before a game and that was that.
i reccently found out you should discharge a battery before you charge it againe.
My Question is this
i have a BASIC charger
it was bought from the ASC store when it had open'd, when the charger is not plugged in to the wall but the battery is plugged into the charger the Fan inside of the charger is powerd by the remaning battery power and works, i can feel fan blowing air out of the unit. could this be done to discharge the battery or is it bad for the battery??

Thanks

~Ghost~

Kos-Mos · April 13th, 2008, 17:51

Do you have Ni-Cd batteries?

If not, they forget about discharging.

Otherwise, get some 1A automotive lamps and wire 4 in parallel. It is a good discharger.

~Ghost~ · April 13th, 2008, 17:55

i believe thier NiHM batteries and thanks for the info so i geuss i wont be able to discharge em then thanks for the help!!

mike909 · April 13th, 2008, 18:44

If it is a NiHM battery then you dont have to worry about discharging it. Ni-cads would have to be discharged. It should say on your battery what it is.

~Ghost~ · April 13th, 2008, 21:08

Thanks for the help
mine are NiHM so i geuss im in the clear

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April 13th, 2008, 17:39	#1
~Ghost~ Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ont,Canada	Battery Discharger I am not a battery smart kind of guy and untill recently i would just charge my batteries before a game and that was that. i reccently found out you should discharge a battery before you charge it againe. My Question is this i have a BASIC charger it was bought from the ASC store when it had open'd, when the charger is not plugged in to the wall but the battery is plugged into the charger the Fan inside of the charger is powerd by the remaning battery power and works, i can feel fan blowing air out of the unit. could this be done to discharge the battery or is it bad for the battery?? Thanks ~Ghost~ __________________ MODT - tu fui ego eris Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Sun Tzu

April 13th, 2008, 17:55	#3
~Ghost~ Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ont,Canada	i believe thier NiHM batteries and thanks for the info so i geuss i wont be able to discharge em then thanks for the help!! __________________ MODT - tu fui ego eris Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Sun Tzu

April 13th, 2008, 21:08	#5
~Ghost~ Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ont,Canada	Thanks for the help mine are NiHM so i geuss im in the clear __________________ MODT - tu fui ego eris Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Sun Tzu

April 13th, 2008, 17:51	#2
Kos-Mos Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lévis (QC)	Do you have Ni-Cd batteries? If not, they forget about discharging. Otherwise, get some 1A automotive lamps and wire 4 in parallel. It is a good discharger.

April 13th, 2008, 18:44	#4
mike909 Banned Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Hamilton area	If it is a NiHM battery then you dont have to worry about discharging it. Ni-cads would have to be discharged. It should say on your battery what it is.

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