Sub C glowstarter battery

[Jeep]

I recently ordered a Sub C glow starter with charger, and I found a Sub C Nimh 3800 mah battery at batteryspace.com, and it's Intellect brand.
Anyone have any comments on that battery, or brand?

Thanks,

Jeep

 

[Monkey Wrench]

I don't, but I'd be very interested in hearing your experiences with it! Both of my sub-c chargers are 1300 MaH and I'd like to get one that may burn a little hotter, longer.

 

[Jeep]

I'll be receiveing them on 4/4 , and by my charger's specs they should gain full charge in about 32-34 hours. so, I'll let you know around 4/6 - 4/7.
And, they were $6.59 each and said they were good for 1000 use/charge cycles.

Jeep

Also.
Why the hell is there battery sizes of , AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D ,,but no "B" battery, instead of a B, they come up with a "Sub C",,why not call it a "B",,
lmao,,
Those damned electrical engineers piss me off and I'd raise hell if I wasn't one of them,,

Jeep

 

[robriguez]

LOL...I hear ya man. can't make poop easy can they??!?!?

btw if you have a real battery charger (not the wanna-be looks like a power adapter looking thing) you dont have to trickle charge it. You can bump up the amperage to say 1amp (because its only a single cell you have to keep the amperage low) but you should be able to get it down to around 4 hours.

I do not own any Intellect batteries but I have bought from batteryspace.com before and have been very happy.

 

[Jeep]

LOL...I hear ya man. can't make poop easy can they??!?!?

btw if you have a real battery charger (not the wanna-be looks like a power adapter looking thing) you dont have to trickle charge it. You can bump up the amperage to say 1amp (because its only a single cell you have to keep the amperage low) but you should be able to get it down to around 4 hours.

I do not own any Intellect batteries but I have bought from batteryspace.com before and have been very happy.

Actually, I am using a "wall wart" charger, but I plan on building my own charger after seeing their ratings for possible charging currents on this particular battery (which seemed fairly high). The wall wart will do for my needs for now

Also,,,just for general info, whether it be charging or using a battery of high current ability, current =heat, heat is an enemy of the life of any battery, acid, nicad, nimh, no exceptions,,so if you have time to charge a bat slow,,do it,,the battery will thank you.

Thanks

Jeep

 

[robriguez]

Oh, 100% agreed. But 34 hours is a little overkill in the "Play it safe" dept. IMO.

 

[Diver6127]

I recently ordered a Sub C glow starter with charger, and I found a Sub C Nimh 3800 mah battery at batteryspace.com, and it's Intellect brand.
Anyone have any comments on that battery, or brand?

Thanks,

Jeep

IB3800's and GP3700's have become the standards for electric racers in both 4 and 6 cell configurations. This is all I use for my 1/12 and 1/10 touring cars. They give better performance all around with longer run times. The IB3800's will give more than enough power to start your engine. Even more so if you're using turbo plugs. This is the way to go for your ignitor. Charging is still the same process. It will only take a little bit longer to charge since the capacity is higher.

I have noticed that my IB3800's are a bit fatter (not by much) when compared to the 3300's. I don't think that will be a problem with your ignitor but I may be wrong. I'd check for you but my hotshot2 ignitor doesn't have replaceable sub-c's.

 

[Jeep]

Well,,with a 120 Mah charger at 1.25V ,,,3800 mah battery gives 31.6666....hours assuming 100% charge accumulation which doesn't exist,,it's closer to 90-93% at low temps of charge accumulation. So I added a few hours for max charge.

I am going to confirm the "Deadness" of the battery and check time to time, as the glow starter has a "under load voltmeter in it" to see exactly how long it takes for full charge.

Jeep

 

[jetmechG550]

Jeep check the battery in the ignitor when you get it, it's probably a NiCd. I don't think you'll be able to use the charger that comes with the ignitor.

 

[HeartBreak]

Jeep check the battery in the ignitor when you get it, it's probably a NiCd. I don't think you'll be able to use the charger that comes with the ignitor.

Jeep; you could always buy 4 of the cells and get a 4 cell sub-c holder from RatShack - that would enable you to charge 4 cells at the same time... Just think; literally a week of starts in one charge session. (give or take!)

 

[houff]

there was a A and B cell battery made in early 1900's for radios and bicycle lamps but AA-AAA replaced them to save wgt.

 

[Jeep]

Jeep check the battery in the ignitor when you get it, it's probably a NiCd. I don't think you'll be able to use the charger that comes with the ignitor.

It didn't come with a battery, but the battery recommended was a nicad.
I went with a ni-mh because of the lack of a memory effect .

Why exactly wouldn't the charger work with a nimh?

Here is the ignitor/charger I ordered:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXJ803

On the charger, it doesn't specify nicad or nimh.

Thanks,

Jeep

 

[robriguez]

well, NiMh are much more sensitive to being overcharged. It is not recommended that you use a NiCd Charger with a NiMh batt but I have done it. Just be careful not to overcharge. With such a trickle I dont think you have to worry so much just unplug it well before max and you'll be fine.