wondering if someone could help me out? im trying to charge a jr 4500mah nimh rx pack with my 1010c.. the sw i have is the latest 2.3. i have discharged the pack pretty good and have taking out about 4000mah. the problem is when i go to charge it i cant cant more than 15 mah back? the setting are at nh at .25a charge rate and the delta v is at .5v and i have also tried .6v. and the voltage setting is set to auto which i can not change.. am i doing something wrong?? thanks for the help!
06-28-2008 05:01 PM
Pistol_Pete Elite Veteran Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer
problem with nimhs are they high resistance...so you might need to go to a lower setting for charging and increase the delta...dont need a perfectly "peaked" charged batt.
ok i was able to get back into the pack 2800mah but again i took out around 3500. if i wanted to cycle this pack like it has been sitting since last season how would i go about doing that. what volatge setting should i set in my 1010c for discharging and then what settings for charging. 4500mah nimh. thanks
06-29-2008 04:30 AM
red_z06 Key Veteran Location: Dumont, NJ
NiMH is safe to charge at 1/2c for most. Racing packs can handle 1c. For discharge, set it to 0.8v-1.0v per cell as this pretty much depletes the cell.
ok i will give that a try. is it possible to use my futaba wall trickle charger that came with my 9chp? it is made for nicd's and not nimh's?? it charges at 100mah, if i can use it how long will it take to charge my 4500mah nimh pack if fully discharge? thanks
06-30-2008 01:40 AM
red_z06 Key Veteran Location: Dumont, NJ
My guess is about 50-60 hours but anything less than a 1/10c is not going to work well.
