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Just an idea:
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Just some thoughts…
Body doesn’t work.
Axels might need a bit of trimming:- see QFM.
Impreza: I can’t take all the credit for that rails charging idea, like I said I saw something that was on the web with that idea. So its not all my idea.
However, to extend that idea a little. You know how a bit will still work while charging? (You press forward while the bit is charging and the wheels turn?) Does anyone know whether doing things like running a bit while charging will hurt the battery?
Images of having a bit roll into the pit (rails charger of the correct lenght) and roll straight out fully charged without stopping are dancing in my brain.
Char-geer: Its just a chassis.
Craz has a really good point. Even though it seems to be cheaper to order the chassis and controller piecemeal from JNH, we have got to remember that they are still a business.
If all of us start scamming them, they’ll figure out that the BCG aren’t profitable, and won’t import them anymore. Then importing them ourselves becomes our only option.
On the other hand though, if you screw up a mod bad…
micro_Amps: Thanks for the rules of thumb! Although I do have a question. I have heard that TOMY’s design does not fully charge the stock battery. And that double charging actually is better for the stock battery because it brings it closer to a “peak” charge. (Qualitatively, a double charged stock battery seems to be “zippier” than normal and lasts for almost 10 mins.)
So my question is: Does doubling the rule of thumb values provide a closer peak charge? If not, how do we determine a peak charge? (Without owning a really expensive battery recharger?)
I read about someone thinking of doing that, but also by modding their bit (adding blobs of solder on the bit so that the contacts protrude out) and have some sort of rails to supply charge.
Was wondering if any one had a K.I.T. kit? Are the chargers compatible?
Okay, that won’t work for me cause I wanna keep my controller intact.
I was thinking that if I measured the dimensions properly, and got it it right, I could use some sort of screws in a bit of plastic to provide an electrical contact to the bit.
I don’t think that I need the side clips if I do this properly, because the screws are not springy and the only reason you need to have the side clips is because the Tx charger prongs are springy.
Calling Battery World… Thats a great idea… Didn’t even think of doing that… was just doing a lot of net searching on NiCad & NiMH batts… big headache…
I’ve seen the charger on QFM, but I wanted to build it without sacrificing my controller. Also I was thinking of desiging a timing circuit with variable timing. (Variable resistor, capacitor and a couple of transistors?) Perhaps also with variable current and voltage (this might be harder to do.)
GT-ahh, do you use a charger port from the Tx or did you rig up something else?
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