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Postby usail » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:49 pm

I have a Futaba T6EX which I purchased last fall. Although it hasn't always been this bad, it now only functions between 30 & 35 mins. before the beep comes on at 8.6V.
I was using a 2200 mAh NI-MH batt pack from Battery space and just purchased two new packs (2600 mA Ni-MH) from Only batteries. All three packs when charged by my MRC Super Brain 960 AC-DC Peak Charger last only 30 mins. When fully charged, they all read 10.6v on the transmitter readout.
Any solutions/suggestions?
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Postby tag1945 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:15 pm

I suspect that your charger is not working properly. I use Battery space 2200 mah batteries and their Universal Charger. When fully charged, they are quite warm and read over 11 volts. I get over 4 hours on the TX with these batteries and they are over a year old. I am not familiar with your charger, but I would suspect it is not set properly or something else is wrong with it....



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I have a Futaba T6EX which I purchased last fall. Although it hasn't always been this bad, it now only functions between 30 & 35 mins. before the beep comes on at 8.6V.
I was using a 2200 mAh NI-MH batt pack from Battery space and just purchased two new packs (2600 mA Ni-MH) from Only batteries. All three packs when charged by my MRC Super Brain 960 AC-DC Peak Charger last only 30 mins. When fully charged, they all read 10.6v on the transmitter readout.
Any solutions/suggestions?
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Postby bigfoot55 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:23 pm

Just out of curiosity, what happens with the stock 600 MA pack and charger that came with the radio? I get 3.5 hours hard sailing with it.
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Postby yachtie » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:11 am

I have the same TX and to be different (as always [8D]) I took the factory pack out and got rid of it converting the system to a standard individual AA 8 cell from my old AM Futaba set. I use throw away alkalines and have been averaging 8 hours racing on them for $6NZD (US$4.50). No hassles, no charging and easy to keep spares in your pocket as the voltage drops. I can change the whole lot in 30-40 seconds. [:D]

No need to worry about which pack is charged, which isn't and how dopey are they getting [:p]

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Postby usail » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:02 pm

Thanks for responses. Although I do have some questions about my charger; namely that it dose'nt seem to make the batteries hot while charging and only charges to 10.6V; it does charge them to 10.6 as indicated on bot hte digital readout on the charger as well as the readout on the TX.
I can't see how the charger can make the batteries run down to 8.6V in 30 mins when inserted into the TX?
I do note that the small charger supplied with the TX does charge the batteries to a higher level (11.1V) than my other, higher priced model.
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Postby WJP » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:04 pm

I think you answered your question in your last two sentences of your last post. When I charge my 9.6 volt battery pack for my Tx it registers 11.4 or 11.5. It is a 1650ma pack and I can use it all day and it takes only about 800 to 900ma on a recharge. I suspect that you arent getting a full charge from your charger. The charger is not running the battery down. It appears you are starting the day with about half capacity. Good Luck!
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Postby usail » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:28 am

The charger WAS the problem. Using the Futaba charger supplied with the TX, I'm now getting 6 hours (and counting) from my packs.
I'm working with MRC's tech svc. to correct their charger's settings.
Many thanks for the superb advise!
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