I don't know where Panasonic is coming from on this, but most
battery manufacturers are OK with trickle charging, indeed
most of the cycle-life tests are done with a 13 to 16 hour
trickle charge.
It might be that Panasonic is trying to cover up for the fact
that NiMH cells _do_ have "memory" and are trying to keep people
from seeing it.
Leaving the packs on a C/10 trickle charge for weeks on end will
cause a voltage depression "memory" effect just like NiCads.
The oxygen recycling mechanism from NiCads works just as good or
better with NiMH, trickle charging is OK.
Best regards
mark
Wolfgang said:
NiMH's do not like trickle charge, see ..
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/battery/oem/images/pdf/Panasonic_NIMH_Precautions.pdf
and this is what happens in most simple devices like phones etc.
/WK
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