i have a vs 5-cell 6v 3300mah rx pack for my fg mt. i have been using the traxxas revo charger to charge it but at a fixed 1 amp max it takes over 3 hours to charge. i have a new charger that can go 2 amps. will this hurt the batt or do you guys charge your packs at a higher rate. thanks for any replys.

if you have a normal battery charger that can do nicad&nimh car battery packs you can charge your pack at whatever the charger puts out & you should be fine as long as it is a peak type charger..Nimh batteries dont like to be overcharged..I have the revo charger but now that you said it takes 3 hrs to charge it i might try my peak charger..hope this helps

I have a NOVAK IONIC charger and have charged my 3000mah batteries at anything up to 4 amp. However you will need a reasonable thick gauge of cable otherwise you will get false peaks all over the place. I generally charge at 1amp as i do not tend to run batteries flat usually charges within an hour. Best place to ask this question would be on the electric car forum as they tend to have most experience with charging.
regards
Ive

charging at lower amps takes alittle longer but helps with overall life and performance of your batteries.

The first time charging your new batteries, discharge them then charge them at .5 amps until peaked.

After that 1.5 -2.0 amps is fine

This is a decent charger not to expensive

I use a triton charger at 2.5

O5FGMT/Firehammer,

3300 mah = 3.3amps at the 1 c rate-you can charge them at 3.3 amps for 1 hour = full charge.
You need a charger that can out put at least 4 amps...................
Jackjet

Man o man what a diversified bunch of answers!
It depends on what cell type your batteries are! Huge difference!
Nicads can be charged super fast, personally I wouldn't go over 1c if you want them to last a long time. Yes you can go faster but the charge and life will be decreased. Super fast chargers are for electrics that are using the batteries for motors and such, not receiver packs.
NiMh I would only go 1/2c absolute max, and make sure your charger does NiMh properly.
If their NiMh's just charge them more often, they have no memory effect like NiCads do so you don't have to fully cycle them.
Good Nimh reading here, and if you go back to the home page he addresses Nicads as well
[link=http://members.aol.com/davthacker/nimhfaq.htm]Nimh battery FAQ's[/link]

I'd like to know of fixed rate non delta peak chargers (NICD & NIMH) with adjustable cell & capacity settings (from 1 to 12 cell) and from 900mah to 4800mah capacity. I've got a decent Delta Peak but darned if I have to spend more on a "former" charger. I've had pretty close to 100% rated capacity from packs so not sure of this forming lark.[:-] (discharge after charge cycle capacity check)

thanks everyone for all the replys. i will charge it a 2 amps to be safe and its twice as fast as 1 amp.