AA nimh and car charger

[ian]

i made a tamiya /transmitter socket adapter and connected it to my prodigy
II for charging. someone said these hobby chargers are only for C cells.
What do you guys think?

[Richard]

"ian" <r.lincoln@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> i made a tamiya /transmitter socket adapter and connected it to my
prodigy
> II for charging. someone said these hobby chargers are only for C cells.
> What do you guys think?
>

Is that the yellow charger with the LCD display? ProPeak Prodigy II??

If it is then charging 1-14 cells NiCd or NiMh and 1 - 5 cell Lipo's
batteries shouldn't be a problem for a couple of AA's.

If you are charging the batteries in the transmitter then you might just
want to make sure you charge them slowly/low amperage. Charging the
batteries with high amperage can cause the plastic inside to melt/deform,
specially since there is know air flow inside the transmitter. I have done
this in my younger days, but I have learnt the are of patience.

[ian]

"Richard" <DK@Hotmail.com.au> wrote in message
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:
: "ian" <r.lincoln@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
: news:1Yb7h.11840$bC3.5891@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
: > i made a tamiya /transmitter socket adapter and connected it to my
: prodigy
: > II for charging. someone said these hobby chargers are only for C
cells.
: > What do you guys think?
: >
:
: Is that the yellow charger with the LCD display? ProPeak Prodigy II??
:
: If it is then charging 1-14 cells NiCd or NiMh and 1 - 5 cell Lipo's
: batteries shouldn't be a problem for a couple of AA's.
:
: If you are charging the batteries in the transmitter then you might just
: want to make sure you charge them slowly/low amperage. Charging the
: batteries with high amperage can cause the plastic inside to melt/deform,
: specially since there is know air flow inside the transmitter. I have
done
: this in my younger days, but I have learnt the are of patience.
:
:
I was wondering if things like cut off point, internal resistance and other
technical stuff was wrong so it would undercharge them or something.

I charged at 1 amp, 2600 batts would still take 2.6 hours.