Re: AA rechargeables in Eagle Explorer?

From: Ken (cprstn54zz_at_att.net)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:56:54 GMT

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:28:33 +0000 (UTC), davem@cs.ubc.ca (Dave
Martindale) wrote:

>Do you have the external charger/AC supply for the Explorer? If you
>connect it to the receiver, is there a voltage present on the middle
>terminal with respect to the positive or negative battery contact?

I made my own programming/power cable. When external power is
suppled, none of the terminals in the battery compartment are
energized.

>The other question is: does it matter? If I remember correctly, the
>external charger was a 14-hour dumb slow charger. Even if you had it,
>and figured out how to make it charge batteries inside the Explorer, it
>would take forever to charge a set of 4 of today's NiMH cells because of
>their higher capacity. For most purposes, you're better off with a
>fast charger and a couple sets of AA cells.

True, but not if you are using it on a boat -- where it stay plugged
in most of the time.

Ken
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