Battery charge puzzle
I use Triton battery charger to charge my NiCads and NiMH packs. However it looks like I am getting no where with it. In order to get the battery capacity the procedure would be to discharge the battery and re charge it then the charge dose will determine battery life/condition .The Triton charger recommends to set the discharge cut off voltage to 0.9 V per cell and then for a battery of x cells cutoff voltage is x times 0.9 volts .Ok, but then the instructions goes on to say "for Tx and Rx battery packs the cutoff voltage should be set to 1.1V per cell.! When I follow these guidelines (1.1V/cell) to charge my NiCad s and NiMH batteries I don’t seem to get consistent readings. A brand new NiMH pack 1650 mAh 9.6 V would charge for a number of hours at a gentle rate of 0.1 mA and the charger would end the charge cycle reading only some 1200 mA.Then when I put the charge cycle again immediately after the first cycle, it would charge another 250 mA before it ends the charge cycle .Am I doing something wrong here or is the charger acting funny? Thank you.