NIMH battery - will this work?

[terrybogard]

7.2V 3800mAh Battery

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0342397043" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and this charger....

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL342" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

how much time will i get out of this setup? also how woould i wire it without having to remove the battery every time i want to charge it. this is my third attempt at powering my n64 and i would really appreciates some help!!!! ive spent so much time on this website i def deserve it!!!

[snowpenguin]

That battery would give you roughly 2.5-3 hours, depending on the screen you use. For that charger to work it would have to be a six cell battery. It looks like it is to me, but I would ask the seller to be sure.

For wiring just use a DPDT switch. You have six contacts, in two rows of three. Top is +, bottom is -. Middle pins are battery. Left pins are system power. Right pins are charger (usually a jack).


You know that battery is probably gigantic right?

[blaze3927]

i checked the charger and it says its for nicd only, but im pretty sure nicd and ni mih charging is the same/similar

[snowpenguin]

I don't know... Now things are heading into the gray area. If it was me I wouldn't be using NiMh at all. I had a 2000mAh NiMh and it was like gigantic, I'm sure this one would be gigantonormous, By now you could just have a lithium ion, protection circuit, and universal charger.