 M-1 bandit question, charging batterys |
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  Feb 28 2008, 08:56 PM
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Puppie Yapper  Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 130 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Northern ca./Sonoma county Member No.: 210  |
How long do you put your bandit on the charger for? I have had mine on for 8 hours and the L shaped battery still is not building any heat. Not sure if i am charging long enough? I use a timer to automaticly shut the charger off so i dont over-charge the battery. Curious what Minaska owners think.. Thanks all...
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Feb 29 2008, 08:41 AM
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Barker Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 293 Joined: 3-September 07 From: Yucaipa, CA Member No.: 350 |
Eric, that's a good question. I just bought one on ebay 5 minutes ago. I would like to know the same thing.
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Feb 29 2008, 09:09 AM
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Barker Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 528 Joined: 24-January 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 24 |
I usually charge mine about the same time, it never seems to get very warm either.
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Feb 29 2008, 03:35 PM
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Puppie Yapper Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 130 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Northern ca./Sonoma county Member No.: 210 |
QUOTE (tawnoper @ Feb 29 2008, 09:09 AM)  I usually charge mine about the same time, it never seems to get very warm either. thank-you for the reply. Mine in the fx-5 get hot as a fire cracker in the same time. I have cut back on them. Good to here from you also. hope you have been hunting... |
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Feb 29 2008, 04:10 PM
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Howler  Group: Admins Posts: 3,928 Joined: 12-January 06 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 3 |
You don't want your battery to get warm or hot it damages the battery.
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Mar 1 2008, 05:57 AM
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Puppie Yapper Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 130 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Northern ca./Sonoma county Member No.: 210 |
QUOTE (ShooterJohn @ Feb 29 2008, 04:10 PM) You don't want your battery to get warm or hot it damages the battery. Thanks John, thats why i went to the timer. I forget I have them charging..
This post has been edited by ehd: Mar 1 2008, 05:59 AM |
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Mar 1 2008, 10:14 AM
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Barker  Group: PCOC Posts: 469 Joined: 27-February 06 From: Unincorporated Los Angeles County Member No.: 42 |
If you used it all day, 6-8 hours or overnite should be plenty. There are better battery chargers than the plug-ins all manufacturers send you. The MH C777-PlusII analyzes, discharges, conditions, and recharges Li, NiMH, NiCd, SLA singles and battery packs. Great idea for guys with a lot of rechargeables. It isn't the best, but it's decently priced. There are better chargers (more money) too.
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Mar 1 2008, 01:03 PM
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"What fox? I can't see 'um"  Group: Moderators Posts: 2,742 Joined: 12-January 06 Member No.: 2 |
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/701372.asp
This is the charger i have for all of my RC stuff. It works great and extends the life of ALL my rechargable batteries. I assume it would work awesome for the bandit batteries Links and References to Other Pages: http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/701372.asp |
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Mar 2 2008, 06:34 AM
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Puppie Yapper Group: Predator Hunters Posts: 130 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Northern ca./Sonoma county Member No.: 210 |
Thanks all . I am going to look into those chargers...
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Apr 23 2008, 12:05 PM
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Barker Group: PCOC Posts: 469 Joined: 27-February 06 From: Unincorporated Los Angeles County Member No.: 42 |
This is a decent link to a lot of stuff on recharging batteries - this one is the lead acid section, but there are others. Still, I've charged the lead acid Bandits directly into the accessory circuit of the pickup and recharged them very quickly without heat or premature failures. It may be wrong, but it sure works.
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-13.htm From Jeph's website there were a couple of other interesting chargers. http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/963152.asp http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/963155.asp And a couple more from elsewhere. I'm going to get one of these things, just can't quite figure out which one. With so many rechargeable doodads, it'll be nice to know which batteries are best by test, not by label or anecdote. http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...amp;ProdID=2006 http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...amp;ProdID=2005 Links and References to Other Pages: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-13.htm http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/963152.asp http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/963155.asp http://www.all-battery.com/ind...=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2006 http://www.all-battery.com/ind...=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2005 |
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Apr 23 2008, 12:27 PM
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Cranky Farmer Group: Admins Posts: 13,560 Joined: 12-January 06 From: Ventura, CA Member No.: 1 |
I will those topic with interest to see what you get and how it works.
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