The following warnings occurred:
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37840 - Line: 275 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 275 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37843 - Line: 275 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 275 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37845 - Line: 275 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 275 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37848 - Line: 275 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 275 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37852 - Line: 275 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 275 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined variable $thread - Line: 295 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 295 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Trying to access array offset on value of type null - Line: 295 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 295 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined variable $fid - Line: 295 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 295 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37848 - Line: 331 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 331 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 304 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined array key 37852 - Line: 331 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 331 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 332 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 304 ThreadedMode::buildtree
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined variable $theme - Line: 3 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 3 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Trying to access array offset on value of type null - Line: 3 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 3 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined variable $theme - Line: 3 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 3 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Trying to access array offset on value of type null - Line: 3 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 3 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Undefined variable $lang - Line: 5 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 5 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks
Warning [2] Attempt to read property "messages_in_thread" on null - Line: 5 - File: inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 (Linux)
File Line Function
/inc/class_error.php 153 errorHandler->error
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php(305) : eval()'d code 5 errorHandler->error_callback
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 305 eval
/inc/plugins/threaded_mode.php 23 ThreadedMode::showthread_threaded
/inc/class_plugins.php 142 threaded_mode_showthread_threaded
/showthread.php 918 pluginSystem->run_hooks





82120A Battery Pack



#2

Can someone tell me what nominal charge current the 82120A battery pack supplies to the cells? What type of regulator does the pack use?


#3

There is more than one version, but mine has a 78L12 three terminal regulator (HP P/N 1826-0275) and then an isolation diode and a 365 ohm resistor in series with the battery, so the charging current is about (12-0.7-4.8) volts divided by 365 ohms equals 17.8 mA. There is a 6.2V (or maybe 6.8V) zener diode in parallel with the battery, this is thought to be a failsafe to protect the calculator when the battery leaks and becomes open circuit.


#4

Ellis thanks for the info, but if the charger supplies a 17.8 ma current to the batteries and given that the original 1/2 N cells are rated approx. 80 maH, how can you charge them for 12 to 14 hours? Wouldn't the correct charge time be about 5.5 to 6 hours?


#5

Even though the cells are rated at 80mah, they have enough mass so that a 15-20maH charge rate does not cause them to heat up when they reach full charge. It is the heating that causes the most damage to a cell when it is overcharged.

#6

It seems that NiCads are supposed to receive 1.5 times the capacity during recharging, so 80*1.5=120, 120/17.8=6.74 hours. I have no documentation for my battery pack so I don't know what the recommended charging time is (*). Generally, all NiCads can be charged at a current equal to 1/10 of the Amp-hour capacity for 15 hours, and quick-charge capable cells can be charged at 3/10 of capacity for 5 hours, to achieve a full charge. In principle (according to my 1988 Sanyo NiCad databook), quick charge-able cells (everything Sanyo made at that time) could be left charging at 3/10 of capacity indefinitely with no damage. They get warm after charging is complete because of a chemical reaction that prevents buildup of gas, and this temperature rise can be detected to signal that charging is complete, but leaving the current on is not supposed to be harmful - and I think this is what HP communicates in the Woodstock and Spice manuals, which specify 4-6 hours for full charge but say the calculators can be left charging indefinitely without harm.

I have tried NiCad "N" cells in the standard HP41C battery holder. According to some data in the 2000 DigiKey catalog for Panasonic NiCads, the recommended quick charge rate for their 150 mA-h "N" cells is 38 mA, instead of 45 mA which would be 3/10 capacity, for 6 hours instead of 5, which comes out to 228 mA-h which is close enough to 45*5=225. This suggests that smaller cells shouldn't be charged in 5 hours at 3/10 capacity, now that they think about it. "N" cells are the smallest ones in that catalog, I don't know how much more Panasonic might derate the quick charge current for 80 mA-h cells. 17.8 mA is 0.2225, or 2.225/10 of 80 mA-h. 38 mA is 2.533/10 of 150 mA-h.

They say what ultimately kills NiCads is reverse charging that happens to the weakest cells during "deep discharge". The weakest cell stops pulling its weight (pushing electrons) and the current from the other cells flows through it in the opposite direction from charging current. This is why it is important to turn off NiCad powered equipment as soon as the battery indicator comes on - the system has detected a sudden drop in voltage of about 1 volt from the battery pack, which means the weakest cell has lost its charge and is going into reverse charge. Aggravating this situation (as I have just learned through making measurements on my HP34C) is that the voltage regulation in the DC-DC converter causes the battery current drain to rise as the battery voltage falls, so just as the weakest cell gives up, the (now reverse charging) current jumps up. The reverse charging current causes little needles of metal to be deposited is such a way that they short circuit the cell. Next time you connect the recharger, the shorted cell results in too high charging current for the remaining cells, since HP didn't use constant current charging circuits and depended on some small resistances (~6 or 7 ohms from the transformer winding plus an 8.2 ohm resistor in the case of Woodstock and Spice) and the normal operating voltage of the NiCads to establish the charging current. With the regular charging current being 3/10 capacity, the new excess charging current is more than the cells can withstand without overheating, producing too much gas, and venting the corrosive electrolyte through the pressure relief valve.


(*)I should mention that I got my rechargable pack in corroded form and have never used it! The cells are no good but the electronics cleaned up. I got a set of 110 mA-h (1/3 AA?) cells, which will require trimming the plastic case to fit, and I haven't done it yet. I also have a set of unmarked cells, very close in size to the actual cells, which a local battery store found for me, but I haven't installed those either - I'm waiting till I perfect my own spot-welding technique!


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  HP 41 Battery Pack Rebuild John Ratard 0 2,089 09-29-2012, 01:37 PM
Last Post: John Ratard
  Unknown battery pack Nick R 4 1,867 05-27-2012, 01:32 AM
Last Post: Nick R
  Disassemble Battery Pack 82028B (woodstock) Jacques Karensky 0 1,110 05-19-2012, 03:39 AM
Last Post: Jacques Karensky
  aOT--Battery/battery contact care advice needed Matt Agajanian 0 1,118 04-24-2012, 07:35 PM
Last Post: Matt Agajanian
  HP41 battery pack Cristian Arezzini 1 1,306 11-07-2011, 06:36 AM
Last Post: Ignazio Cara (Italy)
  HP-19c battery pack replacement (again...) Xavier A. (Brazil) 8 2,662 09-22-2011, 04:41 PM
Last Post: Xavier A. (Brazil)
  Rebuilding a HP41 battery pack M. Joury 10 2,952 05-19-2011, 05:28 PM
Last Post: M. Joury
  HP45 Battery Pack Disassembly Eric_G 4 1,528 05-11-2011, 11:42 PM
Last Post: Eric_G
  Battery pack rebuild Dane Ericksen 4 1,450 04-06-2011, 01:40 PM
Last Post: dinamarco
  HP Classic Models Battery Pack Rebuild ben ong 5 1,669 02-19-2011, 10:27 PM
Last Post: dinamarco

Forum Jump: