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Old 09-25-2015, 05:43 PM
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secret_squirrel
 
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Yes, you are more than likely right but over the past two years, I have tried just about every thought, suggestion, hint, you name it.......my accu-cycle elite came into today. See below for more.

Originally Posted by bjw4072
There is probably nothing wrong with your existing fast charger. It is false peaking because the cells are not balanced.
As has been mentioned above, the best way to charge NiMH packs is with a simple constant current 1/10C charger.
Use this non-peak charger at home before flying. Then if you need to occasionally fast charge at the field your peak
charger will probably work fine as the cells tend to balance out when most of charging is done at the
constant 1/10C rate.
If you are using 2000mAH packs as I do, Maxx Products sells a charger CH96N for $18 that will charge 4 or 5 cell packs
at 200mA.