prophet plus and venom 3000 nimh

[johncarlosbe]

OK I'm new to all of this. when i put the battery on the charger i looked at the manual and it said to use 4 amp so i did just that when i hear the first beep i go and take a look the dame battery is smoking and freckin hot. now i have to go and but a new one. so what charging rate do i use?

 

[unknown123]

lol you should ask your hobby dealer.Once my engine wasn't running proply and i damaged it.so thats why you should ask the pros =p

 

[alpinehyperlite]

2 amps. 4 is too much

 

[johncarlosbe]

yea i found that out the hard way! so 2 amps is fine and how about 1 amp?

 

[alpinehyperlite]

1 amp is better, it will just take about twice as long to charge as 2 amps......

 

[johncarlosbe]

well thanks i will be getting a new one and i will charge it at 2 amps i hope it works.

 

[h8z2luze]

I always go by the general rule of thumb. 100mah - .1 amps so 1000MAH would be 1 amp so your 3000mah battery should be safe at 3 amps. But they are right 1amp is better. It will just take way longer.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

The prophet plus charger only charges at one, two, and four amps......

 

[h8z2luze]

The prophet plus charger only charges at one, two, and four amps......

Ahhhh gotcha. I did not know that :surrender

 

[johncarlosbe]

alpinehyperlite do you use the same charger if so what amp do you use?

 

[alpinehyperlite]

I got 3 of em. lol..... for my 5000mah batteries, i charge at 4 amps, all lower than that i charge at 2 amps.

 

[johncarlosbe]

okay thanks i will try that.

 

[johncarlosbe]

just an update i bought a new battery and charged it at 2 amps things are fine now
thanks every one for helping me.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

not a problem. thats y we are here.