does supplied dx7 charger stop charging after full charge?

[lhortizuela]

i have my tx charging from the supplied wall charger. its been charging for a while and the tx shows 11.3v but seems like it could go more. should i keep charging it, and will the charger light automatically turn off? thanks

larry

[TMoore]

NO

[inmidair]

i read that it takes 18 (i think) hours to charg the tx battery when fully discharged.

[brovic777]

Man, I have the same question and have gotten it up to 11.4v. I think I'm going to email Spektrum to find out what they say...

[lhortizuela]

thanks guys, it takes a long time to charge. ill get some cables so i can use my hobbico charger instead.


larry

[xStatiCa]

I found this information below that suggests that the 50mah charge rate might be ok to leave charging for days even after the battery is fully charge to keep it trickle charging. I usually charge mine for 2 days if I run it all the way down otherwise I just leaving it charging overnight until I go flying.

Is trickle charging harmful to batteries?

Many battery manufacturers do not recommend long term ( months at a time) trickle charging. If trickle charging is used then the charge rate should be very low or only intermittent. The best smart chargers will only send an occasional pulse charge to the battery once it is charged. They do not apply a continuous low rate of charge. Some battery resellers state that applying a continuous trickle charge of about 1/10th the battery's capacity is not harmful. However, we have not seen any battery manufacturer condone the practice.



It is better to fully charge batteries and then store them fully charged in the freezer than to leave them on trickle charge for very extended periods of time.

http://www.greenbatteries.com/bachfa.html#charger%20damage