Imax B6 NIMH battery set up.

[ToTheMAXXcrawler]

Hey guys,

I decided recently to buy a Imax B6 charger. So far i like it, im sure most of you know what it can do so i`ll spare the details. I originally had a SuperBrain 959 charger and it was pretty much automatic when it comes to charging. The Imax B6 i bought looks like it allows you to set up for different capacity batteries. So heres my question - i have a 5000 and a 3000 mah NIMH batteries and what settings should i set these batteries for when i charge and discharge them? Right now the charge setting is set at 1.0A and the discharge settings is at 1.0A and 0.1V. To tell you the truth i havent messed with the settings just yet but i tried to charge my 3000 mah pack and it didnt get warm at all and it was done in about 15 minutes. Didnt really seem right to me.....Any help would be greatly appreciated "thumbsup"

 

[benoj]

The 5000 can easily be charged at 5a and the 3000 at 3a


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[ToTheMAXXcrawler]

Thanks a bunch for the fast response Benoj.....im guessing 5A and 3A can be used for the discharge process right? what about what to set the Volts to when discharging? Sorry for the rather newbie questions.....

 

[Trubble]

Right now the charge setting is set at 1.0A

So it's going to take you five hours to charge your 5000mAh pack?!?!? And three hours for the other one?!?! Yeah, you should be able to safely bump the amps up. (so long as the packs aren't visibly damaged or leaking)

and the discharge settings is at 1.0A and 0.1V.

I like mine to discharge somewhere in the 5-15 amp range. I don't understand the 0.1V setting, though. I hope you're not taking NiMh packs all the way down to near zero. Those should be somewhere in the 0.8-1.0 volts per cell range when drained.
(ie 6 cell=4.8-6.0 volts total, 7 cell=5.6-7 volts total)

i tried to charge my 3000 mah pack and it didnt get warm at all and it was done in about 15 minutes. Didnt really seem right to me.....

If it wasn't warm at all, I'd guess it was a false peak. Recheck the temp on all the cells in the pack (by hand is fine), so long as one cell isn't 'rocket hot', I'd say start the charge again.