Just talked to Makita about leaving inactive NiCad and NiMh batts on the charger constantly. They said it did no good and could do some harm. They said best to just put the battery on the charger, for twenty four hours, every month or so.
The way the Makita charger works is that when you first put the battery on it, it begins to charge. Once full up it goes to a trickle/float charge for about 24 hrs. After that, the charger virtually shuts off until you pull the battery and reinsert it. The only potential problem is that for long term, even though the charger is not doing any charging, it is on and as such could conduct heat to the battery over long periods.(bad)
Soooooooo, here is my solution. I now have 4 Makita Chargers and 4(soon maybe 5) batteries to power my two 18v drills, circular saw, recip saw, a flourescent light and an incandescent light.
I want to plug all 4 chargers into a power strip and have the power strip plugged into a long term timer. One that I can program to come on once a month for 24 hours. This way I do not have to mess with dealing with all these different batteries that may get used up in rapid succession or may sit for months without any use.
Does anyone know of a timer of the the type I described?
The way the Makita charger works is that when you first put the battery on it, it begins to charge. Once full up it goes to a trickle/float charge for about 24 hrs. After that, the charger virtually shuts off until you pull the battery and reinsert it. The only potential problem is that for long term, even though the charger is not doing any charging, it is on and as such could conduct heat to the battery over long periods.(bad)
Soooooooo, here is my solution. I now have 4 Makita Chargers and 4(soon maybe 5) batteries to power my two 18v drills, circular saw, recip saw, a flourescent light and an incandescent light.
I want to plug all 4 chargers into a power strip and have the power strip plugged into a long term timer. One that I can program to come on once a month for 24 hours. This way I do not have to mess with dealing with all these different batteries that may get used up in rapid succession or may sit for months without any use.
Does anyone know of a timer of the the type I described?
