Big Bad Battery Charger!

[Pavster]

Hello, just needed some help. I have bought an Ansmann 7.2V 3900mAh battery but I need to get a recharger because my current one won't cut it! I was going to get an Ansmann ACX1 Delta Peak Charger but it only charges up to 3800mAh!! I need to find a charger for around 30-40 that will be able to recharge my battery. Any ideas??

[Lemming]

Maybe the Prolux Go Peak charger from Modelsport...

I would check the stats first though as I am not sure of the upper limit. Modelsport should be able to answer the question though, and I have always found them to be superbly helpful

[Backlash]

If I was looking for a quality charger for bashing or racing, I would be considering the following although they may cost a little bit more than you have allowed.

The DuraTrax IntelliPeak ICE DC Competition Charger ...

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...LXHDJ1&P=ML

Or the Swallow 2 AC/DC charger ...

http://www.modelflight.com.au/rc_model_cha...s/swallow_2.htm

Both will charge NiCd, NiMh, Li-ion and LiPo.. Both discharge (although I do question if the Swallow's 1Amp can be considered discharge)..

Cheers

[TAZ-NZ]

If I was looking for a quality charger for bashing or racing, I would be considering the following although they may cost a little bit more than you have allowed.

The DuraTrax IntelliPeak ICE DC Competition Charger ...

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...LXHDJ1&P=ML

Or the Swallow 2 AC/DC charger ...

http://www.modelflight.com.au/rc_model_cha...s/swallow_2.htm

Both will charge NiCd, NiMh, Li-ion and LiPo.. Both discharge (although I do question if the Swallow's 1Amp can be considered discharge)..

Cheers

I'm with Backlash on this one, get a good charger it's worth it in the long run. My cars are for bashing not racing and I've got the DuraTrax IntelliPeak ICE it's a great charger, loads of great features & easy to use. (get the optional heat sensor)

Save you self a lot of money and don't get a 12v AC adapter, just pick up a cheap (free) generic 350watt ATX power supply with a manual on/off swith & a 16amp 12volt rail, open it up (make sure it's unplugged and isn't holding a charge first) and soldier the green wire (pin 14) to the ground rail (black), de-soldier and remove all other wires that aren't yellow or black, then get all the thicker yellow cables and bundle them together (normal about a half dozen cables) and soldier them into a RED banana socket, then take an equal number of thick black cable and soldier them in a Black banana socket, remove any remaining Yellow and Black cable that are not in use, mount the banana socket in the power supply housing and close it up, test output. You now have a cheap, ugly, but very effective high current 12volt power adapter to run your battery charger off. (The air flow from PSU fan can also be used to cool battery while charging.)

[Pavster]

I went for an Ansmann ACS47 charger cos the ones you guys said were way too expensive!! I have a question though. there is an option to change it from 1,2 or 4 amps and I am not sure which is the best to keep it at. I assume 4 means it charges faster? any help?