NIMH TX pack

[Tony Quist]

I use the Alpha to charge all my Nimh.  But I use c/10.  Most High
capacity small size batteries were not meant to be fast charged.  If you
used the alpha and the pack was the only one charging, it would be a 1
amp charge.  That is a pretty hot charge for that type of battery.

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of Verne Koester
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:38 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: NIMH TX pack

Derek,
I went to the Litco site and read all of their instructions on using the
Alpha on NIMH packs and followed those instructions to the letter on my
2000mah NIMH Tx pack. The pack got much hotter than I felt it should and
I
shut it down before it was finished. After checking with more
experienced
guys who had been using NIMH including feeling the temp of their packs
at
peak charge, I came to the conclusion that  the Alpha isn't suited to
NIMH
batteries. I bought a GP Titan charger and it works great. This isn't
meant
to slight the Alpha in any way since I've been using it on Nicads with
great
success for years. However, my experience indicates it isn't he best
choice
for NIMH.

Verne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Koopowitz" <derekkoopowitz at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: NIMH TX pack


> I just ordered a new (replacement) TX NimH battery pack from Cermark.
It
is a 1650mah pack.  I've never had a NimH pack before so I'd like to
find
out from the experts out there if there is anything I need to do
differently
than a standard NiCad pack.  Can I use my Alpha 4 to charge it?  I do
have a
Dymond charger that I can use and I know that it does support NimH but
I'd
prefer to use the Alpha 4 because of its AC/DC versatility.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
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