A charging circuit for a secondary battery includes a constant-voltage circuit
part outputting one of a plurality of predetermined constant voltages and charges
the secondary battery by applying the constant voltage thereto, a detection circuit
part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, and a control circuit
part controlling the selection of the constant-voltage in response to the detected
battery voltage. Another charging circuit includes a constant-current circuit part
outputting, to the secondary battery, one of two predetermined constant currents,
a constant-voltage circuit part charging the secondary battery by applying a predetermined
constant voltage thereto, a battery voltage detection circuit part detecting a
battery voltage of the secondary battery, a charge current detection circuit part
outputting a predetermined charge completion signal, and a charge control circuit
part stopping operations of the constant-current circuit part and constant-voltage
circuit part when receiving the charge completion signal.