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Posted by ransley on March 2, 2008, 11:04 am
On Mar 2, 2:23=A0am, letter...@invalid.com wrote:
> I have a DeWalt and Decker battery charger for cordless tools. =A0
> It's rated for all DeWalt batteries from 7.2 to 14.4 volts. =A0I have
> used it to charge both the 7.2v and 12v batteries from my tools. =A0I
> just bought a 15.6v tool at an auction. =A0It came with 2 batteries but
> no charger. =A0The batteries plug into and fit in my charger, but
> they're about one volt more than the top rating of the charger. =A0Is it
> possible to charge them? =A0With the charger being lower in voltage I
> can't imagine how it could damage the battery, but I wonder if it will
> get the battery to full charge?
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Thanks
A 1.2v nicad is fully charged at 1.3- 1.35v. So you have 13, 1.2v
cells in the 15.6v pack and need a charger that will put out 17.55 v,
and that is what the batteries will need to be 100% charged, so check
it with your meter.
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