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    • #9577
      GT-ahh
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      ok guys im soon to be getting a mini-z and im wondering what charger would be sufficient to charge 650maH NiMH AAA cells…I heard someone bought one from dicksmiths that could charge them in about an hour?! I dont really have that much dosh so im after a fairly budget but does the job charger….

    • #17808
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      I bought mine from Jaycar.

      Can’t remember what kind of charger it was, but it did 10 AA or AAA at 1 go, either NiCads or NiMH

      It was relatively cheap, but takes a while to charge though. (Doesn’t matter too much because I have enough AAAs)

      Aesch 🙂

    • #43985
      GT-ahh
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      ok ppl. ima about to get a mini-z and am wondering what charger i should get to charge 650 maH NiMHs? i heard someone got a charger from dicksmiths that could charge them in an hour….i aint got much mo so i want a sorta budget one that will do the job…

    • #44105
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      Do you have a Jaycar store near you?

      The Jaycar charger is pretty cheap ($30 I think) and does a nice job 😉

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    • #44107
      GT-ahh
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      i got my min-z today and boughta crazy charger with LCD panel and stuff from dickies for $69s it charges the batterys in just over an hour and automatically discharges them first…works a charm

    • #44110
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      What did you get Gt-ahh, is it as good as i think it is?
      i get mine on tuesday!

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    • #44122
      charg-o-saurus
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      good 2 hear shypo. c u on tues, if u can come a bit earlier it will give us more time to assemble and thrash

    • #44123
      GT-ahh
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      make sure you give shypo some good tips….hes gonna need them when he goes against my wrx…

    • #44126
      Shypo
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      GT-ahh, i whipped you with my bus and im gonna whip you with my Z. charg-o-saurus i will try and get there as early as possible but i will stick to the original of 1 at ur school, it was one wadnt it?

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    • #44127
      GT-ahh
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      ha ha nice try shypo…i just built me an X-speed motor so be prepared to eat alot of my dust…

    • #17853
      PandaBear
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      You can get up to 850mAh in NiMH AAA these days.

      To quickcharge NiMH it is best to buy a proprietary peak-detect charger made for NiMH AAAs. Anything under 3 hrs is risky using a “universal” charger. There are some very nice ones sold by GP available overseas but I don’t know if anybody sells them here.

    • #17862
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      do you have any links or pics of these “propretary peak-detect chargers”?

      thanks

    • #44174
      jamiekulhanek
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      lol…you guys wait a whole HOUR for your batteries to charge??? Man my charger takes 20 mins and i still hate waiting.
      I charge at about 2.4 A and put the batteries in a gel ice pack to keep them from self destructing.

    • #44176
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      just you wait Gt-ahh i will have something for you.
      (franticly searches the net for a motor)

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    • #44184
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      lol…you guys wait a whole HOUR for your batteries to charge??? Man my charger takes 20 mins and i still hate waiting.
      I charge at about 2.4 A and put the batteries in a gel ice pack to keep them from self destructing.

      hahahaha that is funny… you could just get 2 sets of batteries

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