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Old 11-07-2010, 09:11 PM   #31 (permalink)
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You can't determine a NiMH pack's SoC by resting voltage alone, and 8 bars SoC will happen at different voltages.

When the weather is cold, I've had my 144V nominal pack up to 172V. In the summer, sometimes it peaks at 167V. If yours has the same cells, I'd expect it to go up to 191V this time of year.

Your objective is to charge each of the cells to full, until their voltage peaks. You need to keep charging the battery once it's at maximum voltage, and the voltage may begin to decline as you continue to apply current. If you do it slowly enough (~350mA i.e. 0.05C works for me) and keep the cells cool, you won't damage the cells. So set it to the full 200V and make sure you can limit the current.

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