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How Long to Charge Battery ???

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Hi all,


I have a TK-290 and a TK-380. They both have the KNB-17 1700mah ni-cd battery. I also have a KSC-24 quick charger. How long should it take to charge a totally discharged battery ??? By totally discharged, I run the batteries down until the receivers in the HT's will not operate, not just the transmitters. They both recharge in about 1.5 hours. I thought that the KSC-24 should take about 3 hours. What is your experience ??? Are my batteries starting to go bad ??? :confused::confused::confused:


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Nicad batteries tend to get a memory and don't have a good life span. If your batteries are over a year old, I would have to say they are starting to go bad. Batteries usually have a lifespan of 500 cycles at that point the start to show degredation.
 
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