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Astro Saber Battery 32 hour charge?

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KB6AMF

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Just picked up an OEM battery (NTN4595D) and on the back of the battery there's a label saying that the battery needs to be charged for 32 hours before initial use. That seems a bit excessive for a NiCad, but why is it? Is there any benefit to charging it for that amount of time? I was under the impression they needed to be charged 14-16 hours for maximum capacity. Any help is appreciated.

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Well the Astro Sabers took the same battery as the Sabers did, and those are late 80's equipment. Probably because the standard chargers they had back then took 12-14 hours normally, so really topping off the battery was kinda SOP.

What's the date code on that battery!?
 
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