Charging Recommendations for Lipo and NiMH
Hello battery experts. Can someone please give me some advise regarding the Spartan brushless boat and with additional lipo batteries. The boat comes with 2 7cell Nimh and so I bought a charger that appears to charge both types and 2 at once.
Can someone familiar with the charger and batteries please advise the following:
1. Did I buy the proper charger. If not, will exchange for the correct one. I really want a charger that can cut off and prevent me from accidentally overcharging these expensive batteries.
2. If I have the correct charger, can you tell me exactly how to charge each of the two types of batteries?
What settings, how long, etc...
I have ruined tons of batteries over the years and granted I was using crummy chargers, I still have a problem getting the amps set and etc. If anyone can spell out what I need to do to keep these in good form I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Here's what I purchased...
DTXP4245 DuraTrax Onyx 245 AC/DC Dual Output Multi-Chemistry Balance Charger (5A/3S/40W x 2)
DRA2872 Traxxas 3S "Power Cell" 25C Li-Poly Battery w/Traxxas Connector (11.1V/5000mAh)
two 7-Cell Power Cell NiMH batteries that come with the Spartan Traxxas Boat.