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.