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Radio System Chargers...

You have a lot of choices when it comes to chargers for your receiver and transmitter packs. Although there are many of them out there, we don't recommend "peak detection" type chargers for everyday use in receiver and transmitter pack applications. Instead, we feel the use of peak detection chargers should be limited to electric flight motor packs and the Fast Field Charging of receiver and transmitter packs. For Fast Field Charging, there is only one specific Fast Field Charger that we will recommend and sell, the Sirius Pro Series Charger. You'll find the details below.

There are basically two kinds of chargers available, fixed rate and adjustable or multi rate. Although they are more expensive, we think the adjustable rate chargers are your best choice because you buy them once and that's it. With fixed rate chargers, you have to buy a new charger every time you buy a different capacity pack or one with a different number of cells.

 

 
Fixed Rate Chargers...

 

System Charger, $17.953x3.gif (810 bytes)

This is a simple wall charger, similar to the one that came with your radio system. It has two outputs, one for your transmitter and the other for your receiver battery pack. The transmitter side charges 8 cells at 70ma and the receiver side charges 4 cells at 90ma.

The 70ma Tx output would charge a 500mah pack in 10 hours, a 600mah pack in about 12 hours, a 700mah pack in 14 to 16 hours, an 850mah pack in 18 hours, and an 1100mah Tx pack in 24 hours.

The 90ma Rx output would charge a 500mah pack in 7 hours, a 600mah pack in 8 hours, a 700mah pack in 9 hours, an 850mah pack in 14 to 16 hours, a 1000mah to 1100mah pack in 18 hours, and a 1200mah pack in 20 hours.

The System Charger comes with universal connectors for all radio brands and models.

 

 

High Output3x3.gif (810 bytes) 4 and 5 cell System Charger, $21.95 3x3.gif (810 bytes)
This charger is similar to the one above, but with higher output currents. The transmitter side charges 8 cells at 120ma and the receiver side charges 4 cells at 180ma and 5 cells at 150ma.

The 120ma Tx output would charge an 1100mah pack in 14 hours.

The 180ma Rx output would charge a 4 cell 1500mah pack in 10 hours, a 4 cell 1800mah pack in 14 to 16 hours, a 4 cell 2200mah pack in 18 hours, and a 4 cell 3000mah pack in 20 hours.

For 5 cell receiver packs, The 150ma Rx output would charge a 5 cell 1500mah pack in 14 to 16 hours, a 5 cell 1800mah pack in 18 hours, a 5 cell 2200mah pack in 20 hours, and a 5 cell 3000mah pack in 24 hours.

The System Charger comes with universal connectors for all radio brands and models.

 

 

Fast Field Chargers...

 
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The Sirius PRO Series Fast Field Charger is the only Fast Field Charger that we recommend. In general, it's very easy to damage a battery pack with a "peak detection" Fast Field Charger. After extensive testing, we feel that the Sirius PRO Series Charger is the gentlest on your battery packs that we have found and we're comfortable with its use in the field. However, we don't recommend its use as your only charger. In other words, you shouldn't only charge your receiver and transmitter battery packs during the drive to the flying field with any Fast Field Charger. Instead, you should primarily slow charge at home and if you do find that your packs need topping up at the field, so that you can fly longer that day, the Sirius PRO Series Charger is the perfect solution.

Now for the details...
The PRO Series charger is powered by a 12V source. This can be the battery in your car, your field box, or a 12V DC power supply at home. You have three choices of charge rates, 250ma, 500ma, and 1000ma. To start the charge, just plug your pack into the PRO Series Charger. The charge will automatically stop when your pack is at 95% to 98% of its capacity. You can charge both a transmitter and receiver pack at the same time.

Please Note...
Regardless of the brand or model of your transmitter, if the manufacturer has installed a blocking diode in the transmitter's charging circuit, you will not be able to charge the transmitter's battery pack with the PRO Series Charger until the diode is bypassed. Contact the maker of your transmitter for details. There's no problem charging your receiver pack.

The Sirius PRO Series Charger comes with universal connectors for most radio brands and models.

 


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For those of you with JR transmitters, you're going to need the JR Transmitter Adapter for the PRO Series Charger. This same adapter is needed for the Sirius SuperTest Cycler. The polarity of the transmitter charge plug used in JR transmitters is the opposite of all other transmitters (Futaba, Hitec, Airtronics, etc.). This adapter will make your JR transmitter compatible with the PRO Series Charger and the SuperTest Cycler.

 

Cigarette Lighter Adapter, $9.953x3.gif (810 bytes)

The easiest way to use the 12V battery in your car to power the PRO Series Charger is with this adapter. You could buy the necessary female banana plug adapters and cigarette lighter adapter at Radio Shack, but it's so much easier to just buy it already done for you.
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