bishbashbosh Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 New to nitro but not RC although no expert. Bought my first igniter. It's rechargeable. It seems like I'm supposed to charge it for an unknown large amount of time. Drain it so it's empty and ruins my day before charging it again . No way to check its charge. No way to realise if I'm over charging it. No way to check if it's almost dead before heading out the door. It also gets incredibly hot when charging. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 what amperage are you charging it at ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: what amperage are you charging it at ? It's a HSP 1800mah with USB charger that came with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 getting warm could be a sign its charged or almost charged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Looks like the chargers you get for a fiver have an LED on which tells you it's charged? This one doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, Stormbringer said: getting warm could be a sign its charged or almost charged It's 2021 and battery tech is excellent. Seems a bit outdated to rely on touching it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 might be worth getting 1 of them then mate at least youl know its charged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, bishbashbosh said: It's 2021 and battery tech is excellent. Seems a bit outdated to rely on touching it?! yeh i know mate crap really lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: yeh i know mate crap really lol Haha thanks, glad I'm not missing something obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 well i dont think you are missing something obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O2021 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Stick it on a spare glow plug and see if it glows 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Steve-O2021 said: Stick it on a spare glow plug and see if it glows 🙂 Doesn't tell you how much juice is left in it though does it? I can only assume people carry several around with them in varying states of charge. I've now ordered a Prolux Easy Glow to drive off any old battery between 3 and 20v, for example spare car and motorcycle batteries I have kicking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O2021 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, bishbashbosh said: Doesn't tell you how much juice is left in it though does it? I can only assume people carry several around with them in varying states of charge. I've now ordered a Prolux Easy Glow to drive off any old battery between 3 and 20v, for example spare car and motorcycle batteries I have kicking around. No, but would show if it's a duff ignitor. I used to charge mine and would last for ages, all it needs to do is make a bit of wire glow for a few seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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