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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / October 2005Battery Chargers/Cyclers
Which one is best? On 10/9/05 8:09 PM, in article j-ednUbOkqRMLNTeRVn-uA@giganews.com, "korben dallas" <none_ya@yahooie.org> wrote: > Which one is best? A rather vague question but her goes. Correct me if I am wrong please....... There are chargers that cycle batteries as well as charge and discharge them. IMO that was more useful when using Nickel Cadmium cells since they were prone to memory issues. This is not a real issue when using Nickel Metal cells that I have yet to encounter memory issues with. My Charger (MRC 959) does not cycle nor discharge but I tend to run my batteries down completely before charging therefore kind of cycling them. I guess it comes down to what you are using them for, Racing or Bashing around. If you are racing you may need to get a better charger that does it all so you don't have too while you are racing. The other issue would be whether to use NiCad or NiMH. From what I can tell, NiCad packs more Punch but NiMH lasts a little longer. NiCad is more work to maintain a good working pack but NiMH is very finicky about overcharging so you need a good charger. TA02 On 10/10/05 2:56 PM, in article BF703181.132FC%ta02@sympatico.ca, "TA02" <ta02@sympatico.ca> wrote: > On 10/9/05 8:09 PM, in article j-ednUbOkqRMLNTeRVn-uA@giganews.com, "korben > dallas" <none_ya@yahooie.org> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > TA02 Just add a little something. My MRC 959 does both NiCad and NiMH and the packs barely even get warm. There are better but this is good value, best bang for the buck kinda thing. > On 10/10/05 2:56 PM, in article BF703181.132FC%ta02@sympatico.ca, "TA02" > <ta02@sympatico.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > There are better but this is good value, best bang for the buck kinda > thing. I'm sorry for the vague question, but it was late and I was tired from all the Googling searching for my answer, but hey, thanks for replying. After reading your response, I looked into what I really needed/wanted. After doing this, at this time, all I can say is ARRRGGG!. I wanted to be able to recharge my new reciever pack, which is NiMH. Ok, no problem, most decent chargers can do this with no problem. I also wanted to recharge my TX pack (JR XS3) which I ordered from Horizon Hobby. But it does not say if it is NiCad or NiMH! All I have been able to find is that it "requires" a JRPC222 charger that looks like a cheesey generic wall charger ($29.95), and takes 15 HOURS to recharge the battery pack!!! No LEDS, no display, no nothing. Surely there is a decent "automatic" charger I can get for something less than about $100. Any suggestions? Thanks again.... On 10/11/05 12:17 AM, in article uqadndVGRvNZodbenZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@giganews.com, "korben dallas" <none_ya@yahooie.org> wrote: >> On 10/10/05 2:56 PM, in article BF703181.132FC%ta02@sympatico.ca, "TA02" >> <ta02@sympatico.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > Surely there is a decent "automatic" charger I can get for something less > than about $100. Any suggestions? Thanks again.... No worries. Just so you know. I charge all my packs with my 959. I have charged from 4 cells to 8 and it automatically detects if it's NiCad or NiMH. So you don't really need to know what they are to charge them with this Charger. There is a better one from the same company that does 2 packs at once also. I think it's the 969. TA02 Miniature Lathes and Millings for hobbyists http://clisby.macphreak.com Do you like the Fifth Element Much? Do you like the Fifth Element Much? Yes, how did you know? :^) > Which one is best? I agree, the Superbrain 959 is a deal at $45. I have used it for a year and its great. The only time it heats up is when I am charging back to back 3300mah packs at 4 amps. But for ease of use and adjustability, you can't beat the value. It can do nicads and nimh no problem. You can even connect it to your car battery when your in the field. |
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