What NiMH 6.0V battery charger do I need?

[s.vannostrand at kodak.com]

I use these too (Hobbico makes a similar one).  Found a dragging aileron 
servo with it.  THis is another valuable component of our setup that is 
not mandatory for sport fliers, but should be seriously considered for 
competition pilots that expect 1000 flights from a plane.
--Lance





"Henderson,Eric" <Eric.Henderson at gartner.com>
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On the theme of flight pack knowledge:-You will find it hard to to beat 
the feeling of the knowledge that a C-Volt digital display gives you when 
installed in the cockpit of your plane. The best part is that it shows 
what is being used when the plane is turned on. Very informative when the 
engine is running. Found three bad servos and a bad battery connection 
with this wee beastie!
 
For more info look at http://www.i4cproducts.com/
 
 
 
Regards,
 
Eric.
 
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I know this flies in the face of all those "I'm very happy with my 
blinking light charger" but way too much is riding on our batteries.  I 
had an Ace charger false peak and trash a new plane.  I know others that 
have had similar experiences with this and other chargers.  Some very well 
known names too. 

The Robbe charger, Alpha 4, Triton, Dymond, or FMA SuuperNova are all 
computerized chargers with much more sophisticated monitoring and charging 
techniques.  They provide LCD screens with lots of info on your battery 
that could not be gained if the pack false peaked.  The cost of these is 
more than a sirius, Ace, or accucycle, but not much considering the 10x 
improvement in sophistication and information, and pack memory, and 
ability to handle LI-ion, Nimh, Nicd, and the ability to fast charge or 
slow charge, etc. 

--Lance 




"Steve & Cindy Kessler" <kessler at kingwoodcable.net> 
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I recently purchased a Hobbico HydriMax NiMH 6.0V 1650mah battery for use 
in my Smagard.  What is the best charger to use for this battery?  Will 
either my JR NEC-222 charger, my ACE smart charger or my ACE Digipace III 
charger work?  All of these chargers are normally used for my standard 4.8 
V 1400mah NiCad batteries. 
  
Thanks, 
  
Steve 


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