I would like to know if I can use this 3rd party charger to charge my skil batteries.
My goal is to have a charger that I can just put the batteries in and forget about them until the next time I need them and then grab them out of the charger and have them ready to go.
The problem I have with the manufactures charger is that there is no automatic shut off or protection from trying to charge a bad battery. When you charge the battery for to long or try and charge a bad battery the manufactures charger burns out the chargers transformer
I can disassemble the manufactures charger for the batteries and easily remove all of the guts. Then could I just wire the ends of the 3rd party charger (Alpha charger) to the ends of the manufactures charger?
What do you think? Will this work?
Thanks
The battery is a skil 92940 Flexcharge battery 3.6-Volt 1.0-Amp Hour Nicad.
http://skilcordlessscrewdriver.scre...ery-special-discount-today-and-free-shipping/
The charger is an Alpha Power Battery Charger with the Specs:
http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/bc700/index.php
3 Easy Steps to Renewable Power
1. Insert battery (batteries)
2. Select Mode: Charge,Discharge/charge,Refresh/charge, Test/charge
3. Select Rate: 200mAh,500mAh, or 700mAh
Works with all NiCd & NiMH AA/AAA Rechargeable Batteries
Automatically switches to trickle charge when charging is complete to ensure maximum battery capacity
Automatically defaults to 200mA charge (the optimal setting for prolonging battery life)
Overheat detection to protect over-charging
Charges AA & AAA rechargeable batteries simultaneously
Will not charge defective batteries
Select different charging current for each channel
Charges Battery Types: AA/AAA NiCd and NiMH
Input Voltage for AC/DC Adapter: 100-240 VAC (works only with included AC/DC Adapter)
Charging Current Range: 200 mAh, 500mAh, or 700mAh
Max Charging Capacity: 3000 mAh
When charging is complete, LCD shows capacity in mAh for each battery
My goal is to have a charger that I can just put the batteries in and forget about them until the next time I need them and then grab them out of the charger and have them ready to go.
The problem I have with the manufactures charger is that there is no automatic shut off or protection from trying to charge a bad battery. When you charge the battery for to long or try and charge a bad battery the manufactures charger burns out the chargers transformer
I can disassemble the manufactures charger for the batteries and easily remove all of the guts. Then could I just wire the ends of the 3rd party charger (Alpha charger) to the ends of the manufactures charger?
What do you think? Will this work?
Thanks
The battery is a skil 92940 Flexcharge battery 3.6-Volt 1.0-Amp Hour Nicad.
http://skilcordlessscrewdriver.scre...ery-special-discount-today-and-free-shipping/
The charger is an Alpha Power Battery Charger with the Specs:
http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/bc700/index.php
3 Easy Steps to Renewable Power
1. Insert battery (batteries)
2. Select Mode: Charge,Discharge/charge,Refresh/charge, Test/charge
3. Select Rate: 200mAh,500mAh, or 700mAh
Works with all NiCd & NiMH AA/AAA Rechargeable Batteries
Automatically switches to trickle charge when charging is complete to ensure maximum battery capacity
Automatically defaults to 200mA charge (the optimal setting for prolonging battery life)
Overheat detection to protect over-charging
Charges AA & AAA rechargeable batteries simultaneously
Will not charge defective batteries
Select different charging current for each channel
Charges Battery Types: AA/AAA NiCd and NiMH
Input Voltage for AC/DC Adapter: 100-240 VAC (works only with included AC/DC Adapter)
Charging Current Range: 200 mAh, 500mAh, or 700mAh
Max Charging Capacity: 3000 mAh
When charging is complete, LCD shows capacity in mAh for each battery