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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2004Looking for cycler for less than about $90.00
I am looking for a battery cycler/charger that will do at least 5 Nicad cells and Nimh also, would like to keep the price to something under $90.00 or so if possible, any suggestions?? Thanks, flierbk On 4/10/2004 2:36 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: Take a look at the Astroflight 110. It is about $110, BUT, it will do 24 NiMH or NiCd. I have one and I think it is great. The charger picks the number of cells automatically, you just decide how fast you want to charge them and dial it in. > I am looking for a battery cycler/charger that will do at least 5 Nicad > cells and Nimh also, would like to keep the price to something under $90.00 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > flierbk | On 4/10/2004 2:36 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these | great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: | | Take a look at the Astroflight 110. It is about $110, BUT, it will do | 24 NiMH or NiCd. It won't cycle, however. It's only a charger. I'm really fond of my GP Triton, but at $130 it's outside of your range. But it'll do it all, and the only way you're likely to outgrow it is if you wanted two of them :) http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL357&P=7 should fit your requirements, but I have no experience with it. | > I am looking for a battery cycler/charger that will do at least 5 | > Nicad cells and Nimh also, would like to keep the price to | > something under $90.00 or so if possible, any suggestions??  SignatureDoug McLaren, dougmc@frenzy.com Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage. --Woody Allen On 4/10/2004 6:33 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: It is also a discharger. The only thing a cycler does is to discharge and then charge automatically. This way you can decide if you want to leave the batteries discharged, such as for long term storage. > | On 4/10/2004 2:36 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these > | great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > | > Nicad cells and Nimh also, would like to keep the price to > | > something under $90.00 or so if possible, any suggestions?? | On 4/10/2004 6:33 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these | great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: | | It is also a discharger. What is? The Astroflight 110? The Astroflight 110D only discharges your 12v battery that powers it. The Astroflight 110 Deluxe will charge and discharge. (Was there ever an `Astroflight 110' without a D or Deluxe? Was that the version before it could do NiMHs?) Obviously you must be referring to the Deluxe. | The only thing a cycler does is to discharge and then charge | automatically. Or charge and discharge. And a decent one will tell you how many mAh were put in and taken out. | > | Take a look at the Astroflight 110. It is about $110, BUT, it will do | > | 24 NiMH or NiCd. Still, if you're going to spend that much, I'd suggest $20 more and get the Triton. Then you can do Li-polys too. And where can you get it for $110? Cheapest I can find is $120. SignatureDoug McLaren, dougmc@frenzy.com Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion. On 4/11/2004 1:02 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: I had to go look. It is the 110 Deluxe. I got mine at MEC http://www.modelelectronicscorp.com/ Their price list still says $110.00 > | On 4/10/2004 6:33 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these > | great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > And where can you get it for $110? Cheapest I can find is $120. Looks like the new and improved Astro 110D does do discharging. I had the older model which did not. > On 4/11/2004 1:02 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these > great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > And where can you get it for $110? Cheapest I can find is $120. I don't recall my Astro 110D having any sort of discharge setting. It was charge only! > | On 4/10/2004 6:33 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these > | great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Doug McLaren, dougmc@frenzy.com > Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion. Go to Tower hobbies and look at the hobbico quick field charger Mark II ( http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCTZ5&P=7 ). I know it doesn't cycle, but for $50 it charges nicad, nmh, and lithium polymer! or you can get the hobbico cycler that does both nicad and nimh for $65 (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL357&P=7 ) > I am looking for a battery cycler/charger that will do at least 5 Nicad > cells and Nimh also, would like to keep the price to something under $90.00 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > flierbk It doesn't charge Lithium Polymer batteries. Sorry.. > Go to Tower hobbies and look at the hobbico quick field charger Mark II ( > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCTZ5&P=7 ). I know it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > flierbk Hmmm, mine does. >Subject: Re: Looking for cycler for less than about $90.00 >From: "Joe D." Joedrel_no_spam_@cox.net [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > >> > flierbk remove my-wife to reply :-) Joe, > It doesn't charge Lithium Polymer batteries. The Hobbico quick field charger Mark II ( http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?& I=LXCTZ5&P=7 ) most certainly does!!! -- Jim L. https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/ Using - Virtual Access(OLR), ZAP 4.5, & WinXP Pro w/SP1 Here is a direct cut and paste from the Tower Site! This is the Hobbico 12 Volt DC Quick Field Charger MkII. Two ports with completely independent circuitry allow for one pack to be powered up by itself, or two at once. Recharges, NiCds, NiMH packs, even Lithium-ion batteries on either side > It doesn't charge Lithium Polymer batteries. Sorry.. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > > > flierbk Excuse me! Of course it does. I have one! Go back and read again! Be sure you are looking at the hobbico quck field charger MARK II. > Go to Tower hobbies and look at the hobbico quick field charger Mark II ( > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCTZ5&P=7 ). I know it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > flierbk |
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