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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Everybody,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You might want to give the Microlader 6.0 a
look. I just bought one. It' very flexable as far as
charging/cycling goes. Easy to use too. They've also have a version
that will interface with your PC to graph the charging/discharging curves.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Right now I'm conditioning my new Nimh batteries
with it. Only thing I don't like about it is it 12V DC
only. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can be found at: <A
href="http://radicalrc.secure-mall.com">http://radicalrc.secure-mall.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Click on "Charging Tools". Then click on
"Fast chargers & cyclers"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,<BR>Adam Quennoz<BR>AMA 383866<BR>IMAC
2439<BR>NSRCA 3546<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tomanekw@saic-abingdon.com
href="mailto:tomanekw@saic-abingdon.com">Tomanek, Wojtek</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:'discussion@nsrca.org'">'discussion@nsrca.org'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 14, 2003 8:05
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: What NiMH 6.0V battery
charger do I need?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=EmailStyle19><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Yes
you can charge 5C batteries with standard wall charger, they usually have a
output voltage over 6.5 Volt so it will work but takes forever (nut much
current going form charger to battery if the voltage differential is on the
order of 0.2 – 0.5 Volt).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When a
diode my TRC charger fried that is what I had to use for couple days before
brown truck pulled up to the driveway.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>But is sound like you should not have problems with the chargers you
have (especially Ace Smart).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If
you were to get a new charger the Dymond Super Turbo is a great unit with a
lot of flexibility and it works as a field unit but if I was to get one now
the </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Great
Planes Triton may be a better choice because it works for Li-ion and Li-poly
batteries too.<SPAN class=EmailStyle19><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Troy
Newman [mailto:troy_newman@msn.com]<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, February 14, 2003 1:39
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
Re: What NiMH 6.0V battery charger do I need?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ace
Smart charger is a copy of the Sirius charger...it was designed for Nicad and
Nimh batteries. The only concern when using Nimh batteries is not to charge
them at C...meaning if its a 1650mah pack don't stick 1.65amps in it...you
will be fine...You can use a Ace smart charger or the wall chargers.....Now
the wall chargers or you digipace are designed for 4 cells and not 5..This
only has one factor to take into consideration. The wall chargers will charge
the 5 cell packs just not in the regular time...it takes a little longer than
16hrs to full charge a dead pack....The way the chargers work is they are
designed around an expected internal resistance inside the battery...that
resistance goes up by 25% when using a 5 cell pack....soooooo what happens
there is a higher voltage drop over the battery than the charger is
expecting...But if you check the voltage coming out of the wall chargers you
will find it is much higher than the battery voltage anyway.....so don't swat
it just realize what you are doing...Smart charge type devices are the
absolute best for charging anyway....I use my Sirius Pro charger for
everything and use it instead of the wall most of the time....Its rare I
charge at a wall outlet once a month and that's flying 5-6 days every
week.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am
currently using 1650 nimh batts in all my pattern models. Hangar 9 also makes
a charger called the Perfect Peak...its the same thing as the Sirius and Smart
charge. It has a beeper in to tell when its done.....But I actually leave the
packs on the Sirius all the time....I have packs lasting a couple years of
hard flying....I'm talking 600-900 flights a year....Been using the Nimh now
for the 3rd year.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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