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                NICHECK NiCad CELL CHECK PROGRAM

Nicad   rechargable   cells   are  becoming  increasingly  cost  effective

as  power  sources  in  all manner of portable equipment, but their use in

batteries  (cells  in  series)  can   cause   problems  and  disappointing

performance.  Two  related  difficulties  are   overcharging  and  reverse

charging. This can occur in  a  battery  since  no two cells will have the

same capacity: a battery that appears exhausted may well have cells within

it  that  still  have an appreciable charge. Not only  will  they  reverse

charge other exhausted cells when  the battery is in use, but they may  be

overcharged during charging since they themselves are  not  exhausted.  If

cells  of  similar capacity are used together these problems  are  largely

eliminated. It is  the  purpose  of  this  little  program to measure cell

capacities, and voltages under load.


The program uses the analogue port to measure the  voltages  of four cells

every second as they discharge through a resistance. Ohms Law is  used  to

calculate  the  load  current,  and  the  readings  are summed to give the

capacity in milliamp-hours. For convenience readings are not  taken  until

each  cell  is  inserted,  and  the display for each cell freezes when its

voltage  falls  to  0.8  volts.  The value of the load resistance is up to

personal preference, bearing in mind the  size  of cell and the wattage of

the  resistance.  A  safe value  would  give  a  load  current  of  around

capacity/2 ma - in other  words 4.7 ohm  1 watt for an AA cell, or 2.2 ohm

2 watt for a C  cell.  To speed the test up, considerably lower values can

be used, but be warned that Nicad  cells  are capable of suicidal currents

which can lead to overheating and damage, even explosion.


Run the program and enter  the  load value when requested. The approximate

anticipated current is then displayed (current will,  of course, vary with

cell voltage). Connect up to four cells. The display will show the voltage

of  each cell, and an increasing value for  its  life  and  capacity.  The

voltage is  a  measure  of  the  cell's  ability to drive a load, and will

initially  be  over  1.25 volts  for  a healthy cell,  settling  at  around

1.20 volts  for most of the discharge  period  before  falling  rapidly  as

exhaustion is  reached.  The final value for the cell's life at the chosen

load in minutes, and  its  capacity  in  milliamp-hours, can then be seen.

Grouping cells of similar capacity together will optimise  their  life and

performance, and make their use that much more predictable.


Because  of the low accuracy of the analogue port's reference voltage, the

variable cal  in  line  110  may  need to be altered so that the displayed

voltage  agrees  with the reading of an  external  voltmeter.  If  such  a

facility is not  to  hand  the  actual  capacity  displayed  may lose some

accuracy,  but  comparisons  between  cells will still be valid. Note also

that the maximum input voltage  of  the analogue port is 1.8 volts, so this

program MUST NOT be used to test other than single cells.


(c) E.Mark Jollife 09 Dec 1988
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00000010  20 20 4e 49 43 48 45 43  4b 20 4e 69 43 61 64 20  |  NICHECK NiCad |
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00000c00  61 6c 6f 67 75 65 20 70  6f 72 74 20 69 73 20 31  |alogue port is 1|
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00000c20  73 0a 0d 70 72 6f 67 72  61 6d 20 4d 55 53 54 20  |s..program MUST |
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00000c50  69 6e 67 6c 65 20 63 65  6c 6c 73 2e 0a 0d 0a 0d  |ingle cells.....|
00000c60  28 63 29 20 45 2e 4d 61  72 6b 20 4a 6f 6c 6c 69  |(c) E.Mark Jolli|
00000c70  66 65 20 30 39 20 44 65  63 20 31 39 38 38 0a     |fe 09 Dec 1988.|
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