[Shop-talk] Recharging a Ni-Cad Battery

[Eric J Russell]

Sounds like the worst case scenario is you get the new dive light if either 
the battery is no good or the wrong charger ruins it.

Perhaps hook up the charger outside and plug it in from a safe distance just 
in case...

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell


> Ok, I got a free dive light in a weird set of circumstances.

> Problem is that the charger is pretty expensive, and I have no idea if the
> battery pack is good.  If it isn't, the price of the charger and new
> battery pack is almost as much as a new light (which I would prefer.)
>
> But if I can use a normal power pack, I could recharge the battery to at
> least see if it is any good.