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Well should i discharge my packs when i chareg them i dont do it to my nicd pack for my easy start and i have a pack on the way for my RX and wil lhave one shortly for my TX but I'm not really sure what dischargeing does for the battery and if i should do it and how i should go about it if i have to
 
Always discharge NiCD's. They will develop a memory if they go unused with charge still on them. This will damage the battery over time and prohibit a full charge and result in shortened run times. Never discharge NiMH's all the way. Leave them with a partial charge on them when not in use. I keep mine somewhere between 50-80 percent charged when not in use. Search the forums on battery maintence. You should get lots to read about.
 
well i searched and couldnt find anything helpful so maybe you or someone else can help me.

1. How often should i discharge? After every time I'm done??

2. What do i discharge with do i have to buy some kind of exspensive discharger cause I'm kinda tight on cash right now
 
If you're talking about NiCD's then they should be discharged after every time you run. If you're not going to run your car until tomorrow or until next month, discharge them after you are done.
If you're on a tight budget, (and most of us are with these toys), and can't afford a discharger, you can make one out of car tail lights or car brake lights. You will need 8-10 bulbs, some wire, solder, soldering iron and the same type of connector that you have on the batteries (tamiya or deans). If this is still too much, run them down using the car. Sit the car up on something and run them down that way.

If you are using NiMH's. Then run them until you are done playing, then put a partial charge on them before you put them away.
 
wel its not for my car cause i dont own a electro one its the pack for my EZ start and one for my RX and TX and theyre all nicd's cuae thats the only thing my peak charger can chareg (no nimh's:depress:) so i guess ill have to rig one up with bulbs or get a new charger sell this one and then get nimh's but thatll be a lil exspensive

PS. how long does it take for a discharge
 
Doesn't matter what the application is. NiCD's need to be discharged after use. You might get away with not discharging your rx or tx packs for a while, but over time they will die, prematurely. Discharge time varies. Rule of thumb with discharging is you want to discharge them at the same rate as if they were in the car. Your EZ start stick pack will discharge at a different rate than that of you tx/rx packs. For tx and rx packs, this is where NiMH's are great. You can use them all day and just turn them off and not to worry about discharging. At worst, you might need to charge them up for a few minutes, just to put something back on them until next time. Without a stup to discharge your tx and rx packs, leaving everything on would get the job done, but that might take longer than you would want.
If you decide to build the light discharger, keep in mind that too much heat generated in the discharge process is BAD. Monitor the heat and if it's too hot to touch, you're hurting the cells.
Here's a link for building a discharger.

http://www.rccaraction.com/articles/htBuildDischarger_1.asp
 
thats gunna be too much trouble so i guess I'm getting a chatger that can charge both nicd and nimh so i can get some nimh pack for my TX and RX
 

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