How long do your dual-mods last?

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 6:45 pm

per charge I mean?
Finally after so long i did the mod and it's so insanely fun! For charging purposes I rig-up a spare charger QFM style to push 3V into this bad boy. Now i don't feel like frying the batteries... yet, so i only charge for about 3 min. and that will give me about 3-4 min. of play-time.

The batts are new 160mah from Namuna, so they need to be broken in too, so I figure they could handle a bit of juice... just not sure how much?

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 7:00 pm

those are pretty!

anyways, my clone 150's (broken in) last about 7-10 minutes (10's prolly pushing it). I charge for about 2 minutes.

the batts I got from Namuna, I'm like you, I'm affraid to fry them so I haven't given them more than 2 minutes either, those last about 3-5 minutes, and those last minutes are slooow. If I leave the car, come back, it has juice to push it like it's fully charged, but only for a split second and then the batteries are dead again.

As it stands right now, I prefer my clone batteries, I'm sure it's not the batteries that make it better, I'm thinking it's just the fact that they're broken in and taking a full charge. The batteries from Namuna can handle more charge, but I'm affraid to overload them so they're never really getting a full charge. I also tested out my controller, in actuality, I'm only pushing out 2.4 almost 2.5 volts, not 3 as I had expected. I think that's going to increase my charge times, but that's it, maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong on that?

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 9:50 pm

4 cycles should give you 10-20mins. 160s could handle more.

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:07 pm

You bunch of WUSSES!

Charge those damned batts up! You make it sound like I sold you guys virgin pussy, instead of cheap-ass batteries!

If you bypassed the timer, then with the 2xAA alkalines you're spittin out 35mA a minute...If you want to charge to capacity you gotta leave that shit on there for a little over 5 minutes.

But the REAL deal is with a peak charger or AC Adapter rigged charger...A longer charge, at lower current = longer runtimes.

Of course, I'm the biggest wuss of all...Cause I ain't done shit yet with any of my batts.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 11:09 pm

aight biatches, I'm gonna do 5 minutes on my charger - then I'm goin plaid!

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:18 am

These are the same problems that I'm running into..

If I leave the car, come back, it has juice to push it like it's fully charged, but only for a split second and then the batteries are dead again.

But this is the shit I wanted to know..

If you bypassed the timer, then with the 2xAA alkalines you're spittin out 35mA a minute...If you want to charge to capacity you gotta leave that shit on there for a little over 5 minutes.

I'm off to QFM to read up about this charger....

-Nox

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:20 am

Namuna wrote:Of course, I'm the biggest wuss of all...Cause I ain't done shit yet with any of my batts.

This worries me, a dealer who doesn't use his own smack.
especially since I'm on my second lot.

-Nox

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:22 am

btw, nice job Kwikbb.

-nox

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:10 am

Namuna-

thanks for the breakdown ie; 35mA per minute... that helps alot!
i'll burn it up tonite and let you all know what's up...

nox-

Thanks

and that link to QFM is the shiznit for a kwik one, trying to decide whether to buy a paek charger for the hell of it or build stand-alone charger? Proly gonna go witht the peak charger... more options.

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:42 am

The QFM link isn't for a charger, it's just to bypass the PCB on the charger so you get the full force of the batteries.

As far as building a stand alone charger vs. a Peak Charger? If you've got a fat wallet then the Peak Charger is the way to go no doubt (Here's a nice one (http://www.rc-dymond.com/Chargers/20156SuperSmart.htm)...But if you're more a tinkerer and light in the wallet, then modifying a charge stand with an AC Adapter is the much better choice.

That's why I was asking if anyone was interested in the multi-voltage AC Adapter I posted about in the for sale forum

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:32 am

Namuna wrote:The QFM link isn't for a charger, it's just to bypass the PCB on the charger so you get the full force of the batteries.

yeah i know, but it's a kwik fix when you need the juice... since i was all gung-ho about doing the mod one night, i forgot all about charging it so the bypass serves it purpose well.

thanks for the link to the charger too, is that one that you use? or is it just a reco?

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:29 am

you will get a quicker charge if you ad a single or double battery holder to your controller. its the most painless mod you can do and it increases range a little(sometimes doubles or triples but not bits for some reason)

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:36 am

hogjowlz wrote:you will get a quicker charge if you ad a single or double battery holder to your controller. its the most painless mod you can do and it increases range a little(sometimes doubles or triples but not bits for some reason)

i gotta check out my local hobby/video shop and see if he's got some clones left... just so i can say i have at least one clone and perform experiments on it's helpless ass.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:46 am

theres no risk in this mod and if you dont like it all you gota do is remove a little piece of cardboard.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:03 am

there's one I forgot on the Projects List....
I'm going to try adding a 3rd battery to my controller.