Charging New Ni Cad batterys

[taffy1]

Hello,
Just had a new makita cordless delivered, i've only ever had 2nd hand before so was wondering what the general rule was to charging the 2 new battery's that came with it??????, read on 1 site to charge for 18 hrs or so for 1st charge, nothing in the makita MI's about charging for the 1st time, any help would be great.

 

[johnmcginty]

welcome mate , stick it in charger and wait for green light

 

[taffy1]

Ok, cheers, looks like both of them were practically fully charged tks.....

 

[Puddle]

Hopefully will be a nice bit of kit,let us know how you get along with it and your opinion of it

 

[turnpin]

welcome Taffy theres lovely ,enjoy the forum and your new drillregards turnpin

 

[quality]

Got to be a bit of a nerd here but anyway:- NicaD batteries respond well to their charging and can give a good life if treat well . I used to race model cars when I was young and at that time the best there was -was NicaD so charge them full and run them down repeat the cycle and they will give you a good service

Ps Buy a Lion they are much easier to use and last much longer without the hassle