Charging AA Batteries

[GillesRich]

Hey Peeps,

I have a Maxx 3.3 and I currently use 8 2300mah NiMH rechargeable batteries for my Transmitter. The thing is my charger takes approx 12-18 hrs to charge 4 batteries (it only holds 4).

So my question is... If I were to buy a Duratrax Digital Peak charger DTXP4005 and a 4 or 8 AA battery holder how long would it take to charge my 2300mah? According to that charger's manual, you shouldn't charge AA's at a rate higher than 1A.

Or would buying this charger be a total waste of money just to charge AA's (although I could charge my 6 cell power pack for my EZ-Start or any other unforeseen batteries I might acquire in the future).

Thanks for you help and input!

GillesRich

 

[beason]

for 2300 mah batterys at 1A it would take 2.3 hours to charge. if your charger will handle 8 cells. a good charger is a good investment in this hobby.

they sell packs for some radios, and fasteddys sight has AA chargers for sale as well.

www.teamfasteddy.com

 

[FastEddy]

This is the charger we all use for our AA and AAA batteries in our Mini-Z Club.
Not only is it a charger but its a discharger / conditioner as well.

The issue with most chargers like this is you have to charge 2-4-or 8 batteries. With this one you can charge as many or as few as you want. It actually 8 mini chargers in 1. You can even mix sizes.

Charge time from dead to full on AAs is about 3 hours.

http://www.teamfasteddy.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_220&products_id=120

 

[olds97_lss]

I wired a servo plug into my transmitter so I can just charge it with my normal charger.

At first I just used a 150mah wall charger that plugged into the transmitter. Then I bought an actual charger for my receiver packs on my 3 trucks and figured I would try using that charger for the transmitter. The charger is a dynamite prophet plus, but it only allows 1/3/5 amp charge rates and it's really only made for 5-7 cell packs. It charged ok, but it didn't peak high enough. I was only getting about 75% charge.

Then I bought a MRC SuperBrain 959 off a forum and it's rated to charge 1-8 cells. It also allows you to alter the charge current from .5-5A. Charging the cells at .5 seems to work well. Charging them at 1A and the run time isn't nearly as long.

I use duracell (I think) 2400Mah NiMH cells in the transmitter.

 

[neobart]

I charge my AA's at .4A. That seems to give me the best mix of charging speed without sacrificing run-time.