Rechargable batteries question

[jabbo]

My detector uses 8 AA. I'm using Nimh now and I wired a jack to the battery pack to connect a telephone type 2 transformer 9VDC, 300ma to charge all the batteries at once without removing them from the battery pack. Seems to be working OK. Any one see any problems here.

 

[Rick(ND)]

I am not a expert, but feel you may need a bigger charger voltage wise as my Explorer which uses 8 of the recharge ables for 9.6 volts uses a charger around 12 volts as the charger has to be a little more voltage than the battery pack is. Myself I would take them out to recharge unless you have a way to disconnect the battery from the charger so you don't fry one of the circuits.

 

[Bugar In. USA]

Had the same setup on my Musketeer, worked fine, the phone transformers, put out around 11.5 volts, even tho marked around 9 v, i just left it plugged in all the time except when using, never overcharged, when checked the batteries, unless run down they allways had around 11 v in them, it works fine, and is very reasonable, the transformers at the goodwill store are around 50 cents, or can find them in a junk pile for free, all the detectors i had that used 8 AA bnatteries worked fine till down around 6 or 7 volts, and that's a lotta beepin, yep it works