The Jet
12-22-2006, 09:49 PM
What's the typical amp rate you guy's are charging the 1400 at???
Thanks, Bret
Thanks, Bret
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View Full Version : Charging the 1400 NiMH The Jet 12-22-2006, 09:49 PM What's the typical amp rate you guy's are charging the 1400 at??? Thanks, Bret lephturn 12-22-2006, 10:38 PM Bret, I charge the 3 first charges at 1.2 amps. After that I charge at 1.5 to 1.7 but use a temp probe at 1.7 on my orion charger. Heard of people doing them at 2 amps but never risked it. Jason Micro_Racer 12-23-2006, 12:35 AM I have charged mine at 2.5 - 3 amps per Team Scream matched packs. 420 Tech R/C 12-23-2006, 02:34 PM 1.5 amps is plenty for 2/3A cells that are unmatched and 1.7 to 2 for matched packs. The Jet 12-23-2006, 03:41 PM Thank you guy's, I kinda figured 1.5 to 2 just by the math, 1400 is 1/3 of a 4200 so 1/3 of 6 amps is 2. Thanks, Bret lephturn 12-23-2006, 11:10 PM Just for the record and sake of argument. I set up my charger with the step/flex charging method for my 8.4v 1400mah IB team pack from United RC and used the highest charge rate of 2.0 amps and it did a fine job. Peaked at approx. .35 volts higher than ever before with only 6 sec. drop in runtime which is no biggie since I get a good 480+ seconds out of it before it starts to dump. Maybe this is the key. 0-400 mah = 1.5 amp 400-1200mah = 1.7 amp 1200 - 1500mah = 2.0 amp I can only have 3 steps on a Orion but I think a turbo35 can use 5 steps. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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