01-27-2006, 01:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2006, 01:18 AM by Brian_BigSquidRC.)
Hey guys,
I thought I'd give making my own receiver packs a try. Seems a lot cheaper, and you can get some good batteries. So I got a box.. and figure it would take me a few trys to get it right...
Well..After trashing 3 packs.. I'm looking for help/suggestions. I'm making 5 cell hump packs.
The first one seemed to last the longest... got a few charges out of it.. then it just leaked.
The second, I was happy with my soldering and started to charge it. I was keeping a eye on it, and would reach over and feel it every few min to make sure it wasn't getting hot. These are 1200mah cells.
I decided to try charging it at 1.3 because at 1.1 it seemed to take forever and I never got a full charge.. well it was doing fine at 1.3 and the MAH were up where they should of been when all of a sudden.. Hisssssssss the thing was about to blow.. I unplugged it, and it was like 300 degrees! I tossed it out in the snow, where it melted a big section. =0
On to pack/attempt 3. All seemed ok... the volt meter shows it at all good I think, but I can't charge it for more then 100mah! I charged and discharged it a few times.. nada..
I only have like enough for one more pack =\ Anyone care to make suggestions, or give it a try.. let me know! Here I thought I'd save some $$.. and just ending up wasting them and having trouble.
Brian
(Yes I'm using rechargables
)
I thought I'd give making my own receiver packs a try. Seems a lot cheaper, and you can get some good batteries. So I got a box.. and figure it would take me a few trys to get it right...
Well..After trashing 3 packs.. I'm looking for help/suggestions. I'm making 5 cell hump packs.
The first one seemed to last the longest... got a few charges out of it.. then it just leaked.
The second, I was happy with my soldering and started to charge it. I was keeping a eye on it, and would reach over and feel it every few min to make sure it wasn't getting hot. These are 1200mah cells.
I decided to try charging it at 1.3 because at 1.1 it seemed to take forever and I never got a full charge.. well it was doing fine at 1.3 and the MAH were up where they should of been when all of a sudden.. Hisssssssss the thing was about to blow.. I unplugged it, and it was like 300 degrees! I tossed it out in the snow, where it melted a big section. =0
On to pack/attempt 3. All seemed ok... the volt meter shows it at all good I think, but I can't charge it for more then 100mah! I charged and discharged it a few times.. nada..
I only have like enough for one more pack =\ Anyone care to make suggestions, or give it a try.. let me know! Here I thought I'd save some $$.. and just ending up wasting them and having trouble.
Brian
(Yes I'm using rechargables
)
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