Yet another noob batt/ chg question...

[high plains drifter]

... albeit specific, so that's my justification for posting a new thread.

I've got a NiMH 2/ 3a 1100MAh 7.2v stick that came with my EMS 16.

I have no issue with the battery but I hate the cheapo little wall-charger that came with it. There is no indication of anything besides a red light that I guess means it's charging lol.

I also have an old Duratrax IntelliPeak pulse charger with adjustable amp settings as well as an old MRC Super Brain 969.

Could I use the Duratrax or MRC to charge this NiMH stick?

I don't have a bare lead ( jumper?) with the right connector on it but I'm wondering if I could just cut the male connector off of the cheapo wall-charger, strip the ends and then simply plug the female/ male connectors together and then run the bare ends into the pos/neg spring-clamps of the Duratrax or MRC charger?

I hope this makes sense and thanks in advance for any help with this.

 

[Teng]

Both charger Should be fine to use for charging your Nimh http://manuals.hobbico.com/dtx/dtxp4150-manual.pdf

 

[StomperCrawler]

Yup the super brain also works; just set the amperage low:

http://www.modelrectifier.com/v/vspfiles/resources/batteryChargers/RB969_manual_web.pdf

 

[high plains drifter]

Looks like setting to 1.0 amp would be the ideal charge rate for this particular battery.

Thanks very much for the confirmation that these chargers will work. I quickly read through the provided pdf manuals as well but since I don't currently have a volt-meter and have never done this particular task before... am I to assume that the wire with the long white lines is the negative?

EDIT> I guess that my previous assumption may not be correct... as the red wire that comes off the battery, goes to the side of the connector where the white-lined wire is. So maybe the white-lined wire coming from the wall charger is actually the positive?

 

[StomperCrawler]

Rather than assume, you're better off picking up a multimeter at Harbor Freight for $3 and saving your home from burning down.

 

[high plains drifter]

I knew that was coming lol.

Okay... just bought a $12 digital multimeter at my local Walmart that will hopefully serve to eliminate any need to call 911.

Thank you, SC.

 

[sportbikeco]

Just watch how many amps you put to that battery and that it does not get too hot.

 

[high plains drifter]

Much appreciated, sportbikeco. I believe that charging this battery at 1.0 amps should be ideal but I'll keep a close watch for overheating also.