read everything, still confused : NiMH charging
11-25-2002, 06:58 PM
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read everything, still confused : NiMH charging
Folks,
I just got myself a 9 cell RCC1000 NiMH flight pack. I understand that the pack needs to be conditioned at C/10, which in my case would be a 14 - 16 hour charge at 100mAh.
Which in a way is thge answer to my question I think, just checking if I am right about this. I do have a Hitec-CG340 field charger, which gives me the option to charge NiMH from 0.2 - 1.5 amps. I guess that one is no good for my conditioning charge? I need one that does 0.1 amps, correct?
I just got myself a 9 cell RCC1000 NiMH flight pack. I understand that the pack needs to be conditioned at C/10, which in my case would be a 14 - 16 hour charge at 100mAh.
Which in a way is thge answer to my question I think, just checking if I am right about this. I do have a Hitec-CG340 field charger, which gives me the option to charge NiMH from 0.2 - 1.5 amps. I guess that one is no good for my conditioning charge? I need one that does 0.1 amps, correct?
11-25-2002, 10:21 PM
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read everything, still confused : NiMH charging
100mA is correct. BTW the other reason why your CG340 is not suited for this purpose is that it switches itself off after 2 hours.
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11-25-2002, 11:25 PM
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read everything, still confused : NiMH charging
Thanks, that is what I was afraid of in a way.
Will have to look into what chargers are available that will do what I need, preferably ones that are AC/DC input capable.
Will have to look into what chargers are available that will do what I need, preferably ones that are AC/DC input capable.
11-28-2002, 12:41 PM
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I am confused as well. So I can charge these new type batterys
with my older chargers then? I was looking at some
1200 4.8 volt RX packs. there pretty cheap these days. I am
just used to the old stuff I guess. thanks
Jeff
with my older chargers then? I was looking at some
1200 4.8 volt RX packs. there pretty cheap these days. I am
just used to the old stuff I guess. thanks
Jeff
11-28-2002, 01:24 PM
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read everything, still confused : NiMH charging
It depends what your "older chargers" are. Some are o.k. with NiMH, some are not. The slow chargers that come with the radio are o.k. except they can take a very long time to charge the much bigger batteries.
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