There are a few ways to do this.
Using a welder for a D.C. source to zap the battery. A car battery should accomplish the same task. Dangerous as it could explode the target battery. Not for amateurs.
Buy a downloadable manual to tell you how.
Buy sub C batteries to replace the ones in a battery pack. Soldering experience necessary. On the first link scroll to the first comment.
you can change the nicad batteries for nimh without any problems, the charging will take longer as the capacity of the nimh batteries will be much higher than the nicad batteries.
Yes, in nickel, metal, hydride and NiCad.
This question doesn't have a simple answer. It depends on the battery chemistry and construction. Somewhere in the battery's specification is the amp-hour rating. For AA size batteries, it is common to use milliampere-hour ratings (mAH). You need to multiply the mAH rating by 1.5 if you're figuring alkaline batteries, or 1.2 if you're figuring rechargeable batteries. Then divide the result by 1000 to get watt hours. Nicad cells are typically rated 500 to 1000 mAH. NiMh batteries typically have twice the rating of similarly sized nicad batteries. Alkaline batteries are typically rated at 2500-3000 mAH
Some will, but it is not recommended because it can damage the batteries or the charger. Invest in a NiCd charger or better yet get some NiMh batteries. NiMh batteries are better than NiCd in every way.
AA zinc and alkaline batteries normally provide 1.5 Volts when they are new. The voltage will drop as the battery discharges. Rechargeable batteries using NiCad or NiMH technology deliver 1.2 Volts when fully charged. Again, the voltage will drop as they discharge. It is this small voltage difference that can make rechargeable batteries less effective for some voltage sensitive applications,
You cannot do that. When dead, they are gone for good.
Nicad is short for nickel-cadmium
Yes,
Typical D cell batteries NiCad or otherwise are 1.2 volts.
Nicad batteries have sodium hydroxide electrolyte. Citric acid powder will neutralize it.
That is nicad, pertaining to batteries.
Yes, in nickel, metal, hydride and NiCad.
you can change the nicad batteries for nimh without any problems, the charging will take longer as the capacity of the nimh batteries will be much higher than the nicad batteries.
NiCd Nickel & Cadmium
No. Fable, myth, urban legend.
In NiCad batteries the negative electrode is made of Cadmium, while in NiMH batteries it is made of an intermetallic compund, consisting of a rare earth (such as Lanthanum or Cerium) and a transition metal (such as Manganese or Nickel). anonymous@oola.com
Yep. This type of battery is most famous for suffering from the memory effect, which is one of the reasons for why NiMH batteries have largely replaced them.