The Alpha 4 is a great concept but as mentioned, it is quite old technology. But I'm wondering why hasn't other manufacturers hasn't come out with an Alpha 4 killer? How about a battery maintenance system that will work with all types of batteries and have four or more outputs like the Alpha 4? Is this basic concept of the Alpha 4 proprietary? I have all the different rechargeable batteries that are utilized in R/C from NiCad's, nimh, lipos, to wet gel cells. An Orbit charger does charge all these batteries BUT has only one output. I don't like the OEM slow chargers because they don't switch to trickle charge when the batteries are fully charged.
I hope that my Alpha 4 lives a while longer but I wish that a manufacturer would develop a new battery maintenance system that has all what the Litco charger has and then some. Also, this new system should be mass produced without the ordering restrictions Litco puts on their Alpha 4. Aloha to all on RCSE. Al Battad - AMA #506981 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of regis Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RCSE] charging Li-po batteries NO, it won't do Li-po batteries . and LiPo's blow up when not charged correctly. If I am mistaken, and Litco has upgraded their software, I am sure I will be corrected. My a-4 is maybe 10 years old and has occasionally cooked NiMhs. While the a-4 is a great charger, the technology is at least 20 years old (prehistoric). Their reputation is such that they do not need to advertise (or improve). Regis --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Andrew Famiglietti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since there are so many knowledgeable folks on this exchange I thought I'd seek your advice. > I have an Alpha-4 battery charger and I'm wondering whether or not its suitable to use for charging Li-po batteries. If so are there any precautions > that should be taken or special technique that should be used. > > Andrew > 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
