Chippy
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 09:28 PM |
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OT R.C. car battery charger??
My grandkids have been given a VERY large radio controlled F1 car, (one meter long, approx, Jin Hong Long made in China)), but the battery charger is
missing. I have done a search on Google but cant find anything big enough. The battery pack has 14 1.5V cells, so I recon I need a 21V charger.
Anybody come across such a charger, and can point me to where I may be able to get one. Regards Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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ashg
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 09:33 PM |
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www.ripmax.com
do everything you could ever think of. what type of battery is it. LIPO, nimh, nicad, pb....
the type of battery will determin what charger you need.
if it has a lipo battery keep the battery outside in a metal container as they quite fequently go up in flames.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 09:35 PM |
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I sold these one xmas, Be very carfull as I had a few chargers that caught fire and before you shell out on a charger check the bat as it will also be
buggered. 
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big_wasa
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 09:45 PM |
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I thought they where around 10v
Can you post up a pic of the batery + conecter as I may still have one kicking about.
cheers
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RickRick
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 09:54 PM |
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maybe a little rewireing would allow you to charge it as 2 7 cell packs which quite a few rc chargers can handle. lipo's only tend to go up
in flames when mistreated. Nimh cells explode more a like a shotgun cell epecialy the new higher capacity cells they came close to being banned by
the british radio car association a couple of years back
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Chippy
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 10:18 PM |
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There are no indications on the battery pack as to what they are, but I assume that they are Nicad, seeing as the car is fairly old. They are
currently, (no pun intended), holding at 14.4V, so well flat.
Pictures attached. Cheers Ray
Battery
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Plug
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[Edited on 13-9-09 by Chippy]
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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splitrivet
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| posted on 13/9/09 at 10:37 PM |
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The cells will. be 1.2v each if they are Nicad.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 05:36 AM |
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You will likely struggle to find a simple charger for 14 cells, unless you can go back to the shop where purchased and get a replacement?
There are
universal chargers available for RC models that will charger up to 15 NiCd/MiMh cells, but they
aren't exactly plug and play as you have to configure battery type, number of cells etc. through a menu. They are also 12v powered rather than
mains, so you'd need a 12v supply of a suitable current rating for mains use.
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907
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 05:50 AM |
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As Bob says ^^^
As you don't know the capacity of the pack you really need a "peak detect" type charger (auto switch off).
I use one that will charge almost any type of battery from a pair of AA's to Lipo's. It will do up to 14 NiCd's at up to 5amp.
Runs off a car battery or mains power pack.
It came from http://www.galaxymodels.co.uk £49.99 (see pic)
A very helpful shop. I suggest a phone call.
Similar can be found at http://www.rctronics.co.uk
1 to 15 cells is £39.99, 1 to 27 cells, 74.99
As NiCd's are "old hat" you may wish to update at some stage, hence a multi type charger.
I'm not into cars so there may be better options, or cheaper.
HTH
Paul G
Edit to add:- I can't believe the price of Mike's link.
If I'd have seen that first I wouldn't have posted. ( Must type quicker )
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splitrivet
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 07:42 AM |
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Never thought, I may have a brand new peak voltage charger but I'm not sure what voltage it'll do, in a box full of old stock ( I used to
sell R/C cars).
I'll check for you when I get to work.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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ashg
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 08:38 AM |
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you want what mike has posted up. you can get the correct plug to fit the battery from any model shop
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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splitrivet
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 09:00 AM |
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Right Ive got two types of peak charger one mains that will handle up to 9.6v the other a 12v type both made by Ripmax. Sadly I dont think either will
do the job. If any R/C types are interested I will sort out a price for these with much cheapness.
It should be fairly easy to build a charger to do the job Chippy using a crow bar or clamp circuit to prevent over charge if you cant get fixed up off
the shelf.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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big_wasa
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 05:02 PM |
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Found the one I had and its 10v Its also a differant connector.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 05:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 907
Edit to add:- I can't believe the price of Mike's link.
I feel your pain; I paid rather a lot more than that for my Turnigy charger
Very handy bits of kit, I've used mine for reviving dead laptop batteries as well as RC stuff. The only snag is that it's not very
"kid proof" as you have to configure the battery type and charge current. Not so much of a danger with NiCd/NiMh, but would be nasty if
charging LiPo's incorrectly.
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907
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| posted on 14/9/09 at 07:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by 907
Edit to add:- I can't believe the price of Mike's link.
I feel your pain; I paid rather a lot more than that for my Turnigy charger
Very handy bits of kit, I've used mine for reviving dead laptop batteries as well as RC stuff. The only snag is that it's not very
"kid proof" as you have to configure the battery type and charge current. Not so much of a danger with NiCd/NiMh, but would be nasty if
charging LiPo's incorrectly.
Hi Mike
The outside of the chargers look so similar. It makes me wonder if the gubbins inside is the same, quality wise.
Are we just paying for the name, or do you get what you pay for?
I was fool enough to buy some cheap ink cartridges off eBay two weeks ago.
Printer display now says, "Idiot, now get me some proper ones".
Cheers
Paul G
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