Tamiya Hilux battery.

[zappto 192]

Hello all, this is first time i got Tamiya battery 6V-4000mA. It is battery for Hilux, it is very old as i know, i did try it, it spins the motor. So now i want to charge it properly, but i do have only 7.2v quick charger 1200C.

Can i charge using this charger? I noticed conectors do not fit properly. Do i need to get 6v charger?

Might you have any info, thank you!

[sosidge 667]

A 7.2v charger (especially a "dumb" one) might overcharge a 6V battery.

Get a modern charger with a display, most have a NiMH/NiCd mode and will use a peak charge algorithm, this is the best way to care for the battery.

You're lucky the original battery has survived this long so treat it with care!

[zappto 192]

Thank you, might you know what was original charger for this battery?

 

 

[KEV THE REV 2381]

The original battery had a slightly larger clip to the normal Tamiya 7.2v of smaller 6v batteries so you might need an adapter to connect it to a modern charger . You could change the battery clip to a more modern one and change the speed controller clip to match

 

[zappto 192]

Hello, i found old tamiya NI-CD quick charger, 6v. I will make adapter to make it work, thank you for your answer!

Helped a lot. Hope this battery have life left after 40 years.lol.

[yellowcat 123]

Good luck on finding a suitable charger.

 

 

 

[sosidge 667]

You don't "need" one of those chargers. In fact there are many far better chargers out there for this battery.

What you do need is a compatible connector, maybe that is more challenging to find.

[SuperChamp82 745]

Tamiya designed a specific charger for the 6v 4000 MaH pack 

They had to because they stacked the cells to suit the Hi Lux / Blazer battery bay - not efficient charging - so it needed a modest trickle to avoid cooking the pack 

The pic attached shows what you’ll need but @sosidge is right re taking care 

The 6v connectors also aren’t common and would either need soldering to a modern balance charger cable before use or use of an adapter with transfer loss - noting even clever kit  will struggle to work out what Tamiya did, so (at best) you’ll end up with a half / three quarter run 

To be fair, that’s v good for a 40 year old battery … but brave to try ! 

I use mine purely for display + drop in suitably dialled back modern packs for dry day runs 👍