Charger Question

[djdoug99]

Is it possible to charge this battery
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_224/products_id/7001

With this charger
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_116/products_id/13174

It doesn't come with a connector for AA receiver packs and I couldn't find any charge leads to connect to a AA receiver pack.

Thanks

 

[HeartBreak]

Direct from the page:

"The Super Brain 960 charges NiCd & NiMh, 1-8 cell AA – Sub-C and larger packs plus 1.2V single cell for NiCd-starters."

You may have to make an adapter, but it should work.

 

[djdoug99]

Thanks Heartbreak.

If I took this : http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_225/products_id/14578

cut off the banana plugs, and cut off the connector on the charger, and soldered the end of the connector to the to the other end of the wire in the link, I should be ok?

 

[Z400]

bad idea.

convert the charger over to these:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_226/products_id/3596

then cut off the banana plugs, and install a deans on it.
so now.. incase later on down the road you pick up a different type of battery for something else. you can just buy the charger lead that you need and install a deans plug on it and wa-la.
you wont be stuck with that 1 plug soldered to the 1 lead coming form the charger to charge things. u can just un plug one charger lead and plug in the other that you need.

 

[djdoug99]

ok this should work right? Not sure why I am just finding this.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/6414/reviews_id/338

 

[Z400]

yea it would work, but there is alot more..(can't think of the word)
bad stuff that happends with those tamiya connectors.

Deans are literally the best out there

 

[djdoug99]

How would you go about wiring those up to fit a receiver plug?

 

[Z400]

the deans? want me to post a pic of my charger set up for ya?

 

[djdoug99]

that would be awesome! Thanks

 

[Z400]

there it is, i've got all of my charger leads zi tied together so i dont misplace them(it has happend)

there is a lead similiar ot what u first picked out, i didnt need ot change the banana plugs because i can plug these leads directly into the side of my charger. Now the other lead, as you can see does have deans on it. i use this lead for my 7.2v packs for my rotostarts.

you can clearly see the deans plug and how its soldered.
use a small piece of heat shrink to cover up the bare metal. the heat shrink is included.

 

[djdoug99]

on the second image, the wire on the way right is what I'm looking for, except without the banana plugs. What does that Dean plug into?

 

[Z400]

the word i was looking for was "resistance"

with the tamiya plugs, which is what will be on the charger if you buy it or if you already have it. the white plugs are tamiya plugs. they suck. seriously. ask anyone. just dont get ahold of any newbs.

they cause loss of power and just dont get good connections. the deans solve all of those problems. very very low resistance, nice smoothe connections. Dean's plugs frikken rock

 

[djdoug99]

So can I cut the Timaya that is on there right now, solder the + - to a deans male, and connect a female Deans that has the proper connection for my receiver?

 

[HeartBreak]

I'll second the Deans connectors. If you don't want to spend $4 a pair, go to ebay and type in "T plug". You should come up with a TON of Hong Kong sellers. For about $12, you should be able to get 20 pairs, shipped. They're the same exact thing as Deans Ultras, just not in a Deans package.

With that many connectors, you can make all the leads you need with a trip to Radio Shack.

 

[djdoug99]

Thanks Heartbreak, I'm going to get some Deans connectors and make some leads!
Heres what I think is what is the right thing to do.

Take this:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_225/products_id/14574

Solder a deans connector the open end of it.

Cut off the Tamiya connector on the charger, solder on a deans connector, and then connect the two?

 

[Z400]

yup. make sure you solder on a female on the charger, and a male on the charger lead. or which ever way you want to do it.

 

[olds97_lss]

To be honest... if your just wiring receiver packs, your charging at 1 amp or less, so the tamiya connecter/adapter will be fine.

I"ve been using one for over a year to charge all my receiver packs and my transmitter.

No issues.

Deans are great if your running high Mah receiver packs and digital servos, but for normal standard servos, the typical connectors also work fine. Been using them for many years.

 

[HeartBreak]

Pretty much. Here is a shot of the leads I made for my charger. I soldered a male onto my charger, females on all of my battery packs.

Left to right: Micro 2R (RC18, Venom Nightranger), RX pack, Lightspeed connector, Tamiya, M8 stylus


As for the ESC->motor connections on my 1/10th electrics, I soldered the male onto the motor, female on the output of the ESC. This prevents a short circuit.

 

[djdoug99]

ok awesome. One more question I have actually battery building. I'm looking to build a pack for my Tx. I've researched on how to build them, and everything looks straight forward. For getting the right voltage, I just use the amount of AA's that my stock battery compartment can hold? My M11 holds 8 so build an 8 cell pack, right? If I use 8 2300mah AA, the pack is still going to be rated as a 2300mah pack even though it has 8 2300mah AAs.

Thanks

 

[olds97_lss]

Yeah... but why build a pack when you can just put them in the AA holder?

I do that with mine... I drilled a little hole in the side of the charger so I could put a receiver type plug on it to charge it.