I bought an Alpha 4 about six or seven years ago and have been quite happy with it. But (there is always a but) it did not have a separate discharge function – it only cycled (once). NiCads like to be left discharged I have been led to believe. Ni-MH on the other hand like to be fully charged – and can be harmed if fully discharged. So I have replaced most of my NiCads. What I learned was that I could not safely charge them on the Alpha 4 'Peak' function or even the 'c/10' function – only the 'Fast charge' function. Recently I acquired two KAN Ni-MH 7 cell packs and was surprised to find that the Alpha 4 could not automatic charge them safely – they got very hot. Since both packs got very hot, I suspect the KAN cells are just not compatible with Alpha 4 technology (which is easily 20 years old). (I mean we can plug in a cell phone to charge and just forget it.) Is there something about the KAN type cells that are different or is this an anomaly? Regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 2:46 PM -0800 11/8/04, Bill Malvey wrote: > > I use the Schulze isl 6-330d to charge them, from 4 cells to 30 > cells. It is self regulated and when the charger beeps, it is fully > charged, 98%-100%. The AA 1650 mah is charged about 1-1.2C, the > 2600mah is charged at 2.2C(5.5-5.8 amp). One chager takes care of all > the batteries(I am not saying that is the only charger I own!). The > charger also charges and discharges Nicad, Nimh, Lipo, LiIon, Lead > acid. > > Brian > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
