charging eneloops in the adapter

[abarth_1200]

Recently purchased a 6AA>2D adapter from Mdocod, great i can power my ROP, but i have to take all the cells out everytime i need to charge them.

Im looking for something that will charge the cells in the adapter, im gessing i will need to set the voltage and charge time but i really dont know what im to look for.

Max voltage would probably be 12 volts
Min 6 volts
Price range < $40
Nimh only
able to hook up to adapter using crocodile clips, most important

Im thinking an RC charger, any help?:thumbsup:

 

[odessit]

One of the better chargers is Orbit Pocketlader
http://www.espritmodel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3046 The price is WAY out of your range.
Programmable, charges pretty much every known cell, firmware upgradable, connect to PC via USB cable (~$30 USD)
It however requires separate 8 to 15V power supply (I adapted ATX power supply for this use)

If you need only NiMH , probably you can get something cheaper.
From what I researched here, it is better to charge cells separately to achieve the best charge. I believe Maha makes 8 AA charger with separate channels for about $50

As a side note, can you give me a link to Mdocod's adapter? Does he make parallel cell version (1.2v*2 from 2D adapter)?

 

[abarth_1200]

Yeah thats i bit out of my reach both technically and cost

Heres a link to his sales thread, he does parallel on request i think

 

[odessit]

You can try Super Brain 959 Charger. I'll pm you.

 

[scottaw]

I use the tenergy universal smart charger to charge my eneloops in FM packs, should work the same in modocod's, pretty cheap, charges quick, no drama.

 

[mdocod]

check the response in the sales thread to the question of using your RC pack charger, it sounds like that should work fine.

Any pack charger with smart charge termination designed for NIMH cells with a ~500mA-2A charging rate should work fine charging up a pack of AA NIMH. Just needs to be compatible with 6 cells. Many pack chargers are compatible with a wide variety of pack sizes but do not require any user input to "change" the voltage or anything, it will detect the charge termination itself without any external input.

 

[abarth_1200]

yeah got it thanks.

done here