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Looking for a cheap and basic charger

  • 03-08-2010 09:58PM
    #1
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭


    My younger brother passed an 18th scale jeep Team Associated 4WD jeep with everything except a charger for the battery packs. They're 7.2 volt packs and, being a complete noob with this sort of stuff I don't know what to look for.

    So, can anyone point me in the direction of a cheap charger? I'm not hugely worried about how long it takes to charge the batteries. Cheers.


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  • #2
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    I'll look through my junk tonight, if I have one that'll do the job you can have it.


  • #3
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    I have a small 9v charger that'll do the job, you'd just have to find the correct charging jack to match your battery. What is the mAh rating of the batteries?


  • #4
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Great stuff, thanks. I'm not sure about the rating but I can check the batteries this evening. Would that be written on the batteries themselves?


  • #5
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    SuprSi wrote: »
    Great stuff, thanks. I'm not sure about the rating but I can check the batteries this evening. Would that be written on the batteries themselves?

    Yes, being 1/18 I suspect it'll be in the range of 1200-1650mAh.


  • #6
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Ok, I've two sets of batteries. The first set has 1100mah on it, the second doesn't have one number for all the batteries in the pack, all around 1120, so I'm guessing that's the same thing?


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  • #7
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Btw, the charging jack is very small, like .5cm in width. Where could I pick up parts like these?


  • #8
    russ12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭russ12


    hi bud, The Model Centre in Waterford have all that type of stuff by the sounds of it its a mini tamiya connection your looking for. :)

    www.themodelcentre.net


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