Can I charge my dx7...

[SleeveofWizard]

through my hyperion eoso606i charger? I dont have my dx7 charger with me and I wantto charge my dx7 while at work right now. I have a plug that fits the dx7 but I dont know what to put the charger on to get it to charge

[SleeveofWizard]

Ummmm I dunno if what I did is bad but my battery wouldnt turn on at all on my dx7 bc it was completely dead and I didnt wait for a reply and just tried charging my dx7 anyway and within 3 mins I have 10.3 on my radio. I think I super charged it. I took it off for now but I hope I didnt mess anything up

[Jasmine2501]

You can charge the battery if you take it out of the radio. It's a standard 8-cell NiCad pack.

[SleeveofWizard]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

You can charge the battery if you take it out of the radio. It's a standard 8-cell NiCad pack.

How??

[Jasmine2501]

Originally Posted by SleeveofWizard

How??

Well you can make a charge plug out of a servo wire, but I don't like that method. Better off to look for the female plug like what's inside the radio. Hook that up to your charger, set it to charge NiCad, tell it 8-cell pack, let it charge at 1C whatever your capacity is. I think the stock pack is 900mAh, but I'm not positive about that.

[SleeveofWizard]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

Well you can make a charge plug out of a servo wire, but I don't like that method. Better off to look for the female plug like what's inside the radio. Hook that up to your charger, set it to charge NiCad, tell it 8-cell pack, let it charge at 1C whatever your capacity is. I think the stock pack is 900mAh, but I'm not positive about that.

its a Spektrum---Ni-MH aa1500mAh 9.6v

[Jasmine2501]

Then you can charge it at 1.5 amps. It should only take about an hour to charge at that rate. Check it frequently to make sure it's not getting hot.

[SleeveofWizard]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

Then you can charge it at 1.5 amps. It should only take about an hour to charge at that rate. Check it frequently to make sure it's not getting hot.

I put it in as Nim 1500mah 1.0 a with a futaba connectore that I have (it plugged right into the remote) But it was literally 3 mins and up to 10.3 but now since I unplugged it and shut it off its at 9.4

I just hope I didnt mess up the battery or RX

[SleeveofWizard]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

Well you can make a charge plug out of a servo wire, but I don't like that method. Better off to look for the female plug like what's inside the radio. Hook that up to your charger, set it to charge NiCad, tell it 8-cell pack, let it charge at 1C whatever your capacity is. I think the stock pack is 900mAh, but I'm not positive about that.

Im trying again now under Nicad and it only asks for the amps? I put it to Nicad 1.5 amps and started teh charge

[SleeveofWizard]

I was charging under Nimh before bc thats what it says on the battery but you said Nicd??

[Larry227]

Right after I got my DX7 I pulled the crappy 900mah stock battery out and installed 8xAA 2450 nimh rechargables. I can go over a week now between charges and can still use the stock charger.

[Jasmine2501]

Originally Posted by SleeveofWizard

I was charging under Nimh before bc thats what it says on the battery but you said Nicd??

Yeah that is fine. My Hyperion charger only has one setting... they are basically the same. Don't plug it into the radio - this goes through another circuit and messes up the charger sensors. You have to plug the battery directly in the charger. The DX7 charging port expects a constant voltage, whatever the AC adapter does, but the charger operates differently. Do not use the charger to plug into the radio. I thought I made that clear when I said take the battery out?

[Jasmine2501]

Originally Posted by Larry227

Right after I got my DX7 I pulled the crappy 900mah stock battery out and installed 8xAA 2450 nimh rechargables. I can go over a week now between charges and can still use the stock charger.

Yeah I went to the JR 2500mAh pack on mine, but I keep the old pack in my flight box, and I can swap them out on a long day, and charge them with my charger while I'm using the other one. My 2500 pack runs out after about 3 hours of the TX turned on, and since I usually fly fairly constantly on the weekends, it does run down. That is one nice thing about these Hyperion chargers, they are really good with Lipos, but easily handle other types as well.

[SleeveofWizard]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

Yeah that is fine. My Hyperion charger only has one setting... they are basically the same. Don't plug it into the radio - this goes through another circuit and messes up the charger sensors. You have to plug the battery directly in the charger. The DX7 charging port expects a constant voltage, whatever the AC adapter does, but the charger operates differently. Do not use the charger to plug into the radio. I thought I made that clear when I said take the battery out?

Ut OH!!! I did charge it via the remote. I dont have anything to fit into the battery direct. It only fits in the radio. I hope I didnt mess anything up. When I go home Im just gonna charge the radio with the normal charger throughout the night

[Jasmine2501]

Originally Posted by Jasmine2501

You can charge the battery if you take it out of the radio. It's a standard 8-cell NiCad pack.

Be careful when you go back to the normal charging method. You might have fried something, although it's not likely.

[SleeveofWizard]

I ran outside real quick and I wasd able to get the 250 up in the air. So at least I know its working as of now. I just hope that IT will charge with the real charger and stay charged bc the charge isnt holding right now....went from 10.3 to 9.2. Im really hoping that its doing that bc it charged so quickly and the charge wasnt constant and that after I charge normally it will hold the charge

[spootman]

With the stock chargers, you have to let them charge overnight.

[n6nev]

I bought a small LED lite and was going to install it on the off /on switch, then drill a small hole in the case , it was a blinky lite, till I opened the dang thing and the off/on switch is tied into a circuit board .. o well! I left mine on also , but not overnite......

[Cailid]

Originally Posted by n6nev

I bought a small LED lite and was going to install it on the off /on switch, then drill a small hole in the case , it was a blinky lite, till I opened the dang thing and the off/on switch is tied into a circuit board .. o well! I left mine on also , but not overnite......

How to add an led to the DX7....

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=49174

[Geardaddy]

Set it up as a Nimh.. I don't like to charge Nimh batts at 1C.. some of the smaller cells don't like a 1C charge rate.. Your wall charger probably charges at 500mAh or less.. I wouldn't go higher than 1/2 amp or so.. You should be able to enter in the number of cells, and then define the max charge rate..

Also be carefull with the spectrum radio because the polarity is backwards (at the charge plug) from a futaba or similar.. You may want to get an extra charge jack, and make it up with bananna plugs so that you can charge this way on a permanent basis..

You'll also have a better Idea of the health of your battery as you know how much mah went back into it each charge cycle..