NIMH TX pack

[Chad Northeast]

I have used a Dymond Super turbo to charge my 1650 TX pack at between
0.7C-1C every flying session this past summer, pack seems fine cycles out to
what it should.  Works good for me.

Chad
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Quist" <quist23 at cox.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:18 PM
Subject: RE: NIMH TX pack


> 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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