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[YourDogg]

ok if you buy a battery pack for truck reciever it needs to be charged first right?? it doesnt come charged does it??

[skeller]

ok if you buy a battery pack for truck reciever it needs to be charged first right?? it doesnt come charged does it??
It's not charged.

What kind of charger do you have?

[YourDogg]

its a ofna 5 cell 1700mah hump pack and the charger is a crappy one.. its an ofna as well. just a wall charger. the part number is ofna 10214. also how long do you think i need to charge it?

[YourDogg]

its also a first charge so i heard its supposed to be longer then normal.

[bc24fl]

YourDog, there are chargers that measure the charge on a battery while charging and beep when fully charged. They also stop charging (some may trickle charge) when at its peak. My investment in that has been good.

[YourDogg]

i know but i didnt get one. i was more so wondering if the battery needed to be charged when you first get it. and if there was any way to tell how long it needed to be charged if it doesnt tell you.

[bc24fl]

What does the manual say for the charger youi already have? When I doubt "I" charge.

[bc24fl]

What does the manual say for the charger you already have? When I doubt "I" charge.

Sorry double post.

I don't remember anything that needed more than 12 hour charge. Also I would post a part # for the charger so we can read up on it.

[YourDogg]

there is none it came only charger. thats why i am wondering.

[YourDogg]

its a 1700 mah nimh battery. i beleive its 5cell and 6V. the output of the charger is 100mah.

[YourDogg]

part numbers are..... battery = ofna 10202........ charger = ofna 10214.

[razzor]

You can charge the battery on the wall charger but would need to monitor the voltage with a multimeter and disconnect it as soon as you see the voltage drop/reverse.
You could also use a 500ma universal power supply like this for a faster charge set at 7.5v to charge it faster.

Would be wise though to buy a peak detection charger.

From this link http://www.greenbatteries.com/batterycalc.html
its calculated that it would take about 20 hours to charge at 100ma

Cheap chargers

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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL311&P=7

[vnmsgt]

The chargers I had that were just wall chargers I usually put on for 1.5 hours the first time and then 1 hour everytime afterwards. The other chargers that were mentioned here usually charged in 15-20 minutes.

[YourDogg]

ok thanks forthe help my batteries are ready i just got to make the body fit and buy some screws to put the guards and stuff on. can you use normal screws or do you have to get ones like the ones already o the truggy?

[razzor]

you could use self tappers but so long as they countersunk

[YourDogg]

ok well i went to attach the battery to the receiver to find:eek::mad::eek:!!!!!!! that part that attaches the cord from receiver to the battery cord has a different connector. its not as wide and smaller. i thought the cords and batterys were universal cause on all other trucks i have seen they have the same connector peice but the K8T doesnt. and i cant just waste this battery so..... im stuck!!!!! and need help!!!!!! and i get a different connector or is there specail batteries???

[vnmsgt]

The battery is fine. They make 2 different kinds of connectors. What you can do is get an extension for a servo wire or battery wire, Same wire just like an extension cord from you LHS and cut the end with the short connector off and splice the new one on. Alot of different companies have either one connector or the other not just the Caster. Alot of the Ofna's come with the small connector. I have had that problem with other Kits I have had in the past. Or Go buy another switch with the right connector (only like bucks or something)

[YourDogg]

ok well i fixed that problem