question on peak charging

[Sean]

I don't have a peak charger, but I read somewhere that you could use a voltmeter to peak a battery. My question is: I hook the meter to the charger outputs, and monitor the voltage. When it stops climbing, the battery is peaked. Is that correct?

[gubbs3]

When it starts to fall slightly. About .3 volts or so. And without the actual peak charger you can cut out what would be a false peak so when the voltage starts to go down feel the pack to make sure its slightly warm.

[I R Racer]

gubbs is right, charge until the the voltage begins to drop and the packs are warm, not hot. Just remember that NiCD's will often drop voltage a little during charging before they are peaked.