NICAD and NIMH charger difference?

[xwing]

Anyone knows if i can use a simple wall charger thats used to charge NICAD to charge NIMH?

The output specs on the charger is 7.2vm 500mah.

My batt is 7.2v 1800mah.

newbie at nicad and nimh...

[Ghostfit]

The specific chargers for NiCd and NiMh are different in their delta-V detection
....NiCd usually can tolerate a larger voltage drop in their charging peak condition (usually from 15mV to 25mV) ...NiMh are more sensitive to heat and usually have a very tight delta peak (usually from zero-peak to 5mV)
We are talking about charging Sub-C cells here are 5A rates

I assume you are refering to AA size Tx NiMh batteries.
As your charger will charge at only 500Mah (trickle charging) ...it shouldn't be a problem charging NiCd or NiMh ....you just have to leave it plugged in for 12 to 15 hrs.

Cheers !

[Ghostfit]

Edit:
We are talking about charging Sub-C cells here at 5A rates

[xwing]

orrr.... okok... so as long as its charging at a low rate... its alright? was considering whether to get a most costly charger got the sticks... cause i was planning to get some higher capacity batteries... hee hee...