Not impress with my Hitech HS-5755MG

[Guest]

THANKS! appreciate it

Did ya place your order yet.

 

[ChuenouXiao]

Did ya place your order yet.

Not yet....

 

[ChuenouXiao]

Yep. Comes with everything you need.

Deluge... does this charger that you recommended... does it do discharge on battery?

 

[Deluge1]

Nope. I discharge mine by running them until they're dead.

 

[Guest]

Automotive lightbulbs work good.

 

[Deluge1]

Too much hassle. Much easier just to run them down.

 

[Guest]

Too much hassle. Much easier just to run them down.

The nickle batteries do better when run all the way down. If you run them down by just driving, you will start glitching out at around 4 volts. There is still juice left at that point. Just not enough for the receiver and servos. The nickle batteries can develop a charge memory. If not completely cycled they will eventually not take a full charge.

 

[balistic baja]

The nickle batteries do better when run all the way down. If you run them down by just driving, you will start glitching out at around 4 volts. There is still juice left at that point. Just not enough for the receiver and servos. The nickle batteries can develop a charge memory. If not completely cycled they will eventually not take a full charge.

nicd batterys will develop a memory i have never had a case where a nimh did i have used reciever packs for a couple of years with only topping them off with no issues and i even leave them sit all winter

 

[Guest]

I've had the fail just in storage where I can no longer get them to take a charge. That was my main reason for switching to lipo RX packs.

 

[Deluge1]

NiMH's don't have the memory issue. NiCad's do.

 

[balistic baja]

I've had the fail just in storage where I can no longer get them to take a charge. That was my main reason for switching to lipo RX packs.

if you are not going to run the lipo for a while i would only leave them at like 50% capacity also try to keep them in a cool place, i have seen more lipo's die in storage than nimh batterys

 

[Guest]

This is what I have gone by:

Technically, NiMH batteries do not have a "memory effect", but strictly speaking neither do NiCds.* However NiMH batteries can experience voltage depletion, also called voltage depression, similar to that of NiCd batteries, but the effect is normally* less noticeable.* To completely eliminate the possibility of NiMH batteries suffering any voltage depletion effect* manufacturers recommend an occasional, complete discharge of NiMH batteries followed by a full recharge. NiMH batteries can also be damaged by overcharge and improper storage (see the NiCd section immediately above this one). Most users of NiMH batteries don't have to be concerned with this voltage depletion effect.* But if you use a device say a flashlight, radio, or digital camera for only a short time every day and then charge the batteries every night, you will need to let the NiMH (or NiCd) batteries run down occasionally.

Is this not correct? I'm only as accurate as my teachers. LOL

 

[amstel78]

Is this not correct? I'm only as accurate as my teachers. LOL

That's correct. I use a 12v automotive light bulb to fully discharge my NiCD and NiMH packs. I've been doing that for years. No problem yet.