[NSRCA-discussion] Dodged a Bullet Today!!!!

[Jay Marshall]

I would suggest that a large part of the problem is in the chargers -
not the battery packs. I don't charge the big pack counts yet but at
least my little charger ASKS ME how many cells there are and the
capacity, and then makes the appropriate smart adjustments during
charging.
 
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Dean
Pappas
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:54 PM
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Funny, but I've been using mine, safely for a long time.
A Charge Protection Module (I''ve been using an FMA unit) will make
doubly sure by breaking the charge connection if any one cell goes
over-volt.
 
Dean Pappas 
Sr. Design Engineer 
Kodeos Communications 
111 Corporate Blvd. 
South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
(908) 222-7817 phone 
(908) 222-2392 fax 
d.pappas at kodeos.com 
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Like I said, "topping" it off is a no no with this charger.
 
 
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: George Kennie <geobet at gis.net> 
Nope!,...... I think that I might have also had a similar experience
with the Astro charger. 
I had a pak that had been in storage for about 3 weeks and decided to
top it off before flying, but noticed when I connected it to the charger
that it started out at the maximum voltage and started increasing from
there into territory I had never seen before.Recognizing that I had
never seen voltages this high displayed on the screen before, I
immediately terminated the charge. This all happened within a period of
15-20 seconds. 
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