Charger

[Ron Van Putte]

Bill Glaze wrote: 

> Don't know if it means anything significant, but I've been concerned, 
> as you are, about the heat generated by NiMh batteries during 
> charging.   Only thing I can say is that I have a couple of dedicated 
> chargers (non-model industry related) supplied with the batteries used 
> for a still camera and a mini-cam.  When in use, these chargers are 
> allowing the batteries to heat a significant amount.  In fact, they 
> get almost uncomfortable to the touch.  Feeling a little better about 
> "hot" batteries, I've charged my NiMh transmitter pack on my Litco.  
> Yes, it gets hot, but, so far, so good.   But, I have to admit, I'm 
> still wary.  If anything negative happens, I'll post it to this list 
> for others to make their decision.  And, I'm watching this list for 
> others experiences, also. 


I am using a 1650 mah NiMH pack in my Futaba 9ZAP.  I remove the pack 
from the transmitter and charge it at 1 amp with an FMA Supernova in the 
'manual preset' mode. The pack gets warm, but not hot.

Ron Van Putte


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