Battery Charging

Lynxmotion
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I have the Lynxmotion 6.0V 2800mAh battery in my bot and am charging it with a Triton Electrifly battery charger. Right now, it is on automatic because i didn’t know what settings to use and it’s been charging at 6.77V at 0.1A for 103 minutes now.

I can use the charger out of auto mode but what settings are safe to use (while still in my bot) as far as voltage and current and how long? Basically, what is the fastest charging configuration for this battery?

Thanks,
~Mike

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Read

powerstream.com/NiMH.htm

It dont get much better than this so I’m not gonna try

Chris

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Hey thanks for the info. The only reason my battery was dead is because I left the servo power on a few days ago. I’ve added a more visible light to tell me its still on. LOL

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Not to thread-jack, but I did the same thing. Adding a pilot light is deffinately the easiest and best way to have some sort of visual enabling you to know that your power is on/off. :smiley:

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My ‘Pilot Light’ is Lynxmotions own battery fuel gauge.
That little meter doesn’t fit real well on the Lynx 209. None of the screws are spaced the same as the meter so I have to hang it off one hole. Is there a better way?

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I attached a red LED + 1K resistor on my power switch, that way It stays lit while the power is on and shuts off when the power is off. Simple and effective way of doing it.

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Er…I meant, is there a better way to attach the fuel gauge to the Lynx 209?

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Are you talking about the battery checker?? : lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx? … egoryID=48

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Yep

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if your using the Lexan edition, you can drill two holes in one of the leg joints and mount it to the side, or it should fit in the Servo opening located in the deck of the bot (as long as you haven’t already occupied it with a servo).

Otherwise you can ziptie it somewhere on the leg joints. It deffinately shouldn’t be too hard to do, and I think this is probably the best way to go.

again, just throwing some ideas at you. :slight_smile:

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I think you think I’m using this body:

…but I’m using this body:

~Mike

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Oh shoot, the 209 Biped :blush:

Than the best option is to Ziptie it to the 209 Body frame. i think a good place would be to mount it on the front slanted area. Pass the ziptie through the BC’s hole and than around one of the hex standoffs and crank it down tight on each side so that it is suspended in between the two standoffs.

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I’ll probably do something similar. I can’t suspend it or ‘crank it down tight’ because the rubber gromets on each hole slide in from the ends…not a complete hole in the PCB.
Back to the drawing board. :slight_smile:

~Mike

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Sorry, I didnt want to mislead you :blush: I thought it would work :confused:

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No problem, I’ll figure something out. 8)