Picked up a Jet Central Rabbit that has a Duralite LiMN battery. It has the yellow "smart charger lead" I dont have any duralite batteries or chargers. How do I charge this thing without making smoke? I use CelPro4 chargers.

I used to have one of those batteries. They are 7.4 V and I charge it as a regular 2S Lipo with no problems.

I would find a Duralite brand charger and use that.

I've never heard of anyone using another brand charger for Duralites

-Mark

Some of those Duralites have built in balancers. Do you charge with two wires or three?

The chemistry on those batteries is Lithium Ion. On my charger it's called a LiLo.

Steve

You can use any lipo charger just set the charge rate below 1 amp if charging through the yellow lead or 1c through the power lead.

I second the response by JPP

Also, I believe that Duralite is phasing out (if they didn't already) their old simple (black box) charger. I think it has been discontinued.

Bob

When I was charging mine, I just used a normal charger (in my case a Team Orion Advantage Touch charger). Always used the power lead.

With my Duralite Li Ion batteries, I also use the same charger or the Fromeco chargers (Ion Cube and the new Simple Charger 3 channel). No problems.

If you are in need of a genuine Duralite charger I have 3 nib ones pm or email me [email protected]

Kevin

Don't use the duralite charger for that battery. That charger is made to be used with duralite Li-Ion batteries that include a balancer/regulator. Any other batteries shouldn't be charged with that charger.

If its a Duralite battery and has a yellow lead it has the charge safe circuitry in it. I still use them on my a123s and lions and limn packs with no issues at all.

Kevin

U misread the OP. His battery IS compatible.

If the ion the must be charged at 7.2 for two cels or 3.6 one cell ,usually all charges have 3 settings # for lipo 3.7v per cell #2 ion 3.2v per and #3 for life or A-123 3.3 per cell ,do not charge ion is lipo this will over charge the batteries by 0.1v and make the batteries live a lot shorter and the battery will discharge a lot faster it's not the same chemistry than lipo battery .