sorry charger question

royal marine · June 21st, 2005, 14:07

hi i just got a tlp 4000 charger, i just read the tlp threads. but i have a 9.6 1500mah battery, so should i turn the dial all the way to 1500 mah & let it charge fast or slow. i have 8 1.2v batteries. sorry i had to ask sucks to be new at this
thanks

BloodSport · June 21st, 2005, 14:12

If your matching the 1500mah charge it on slow, if your going for a fast charge drop down one setting for the mah. Thats what my manual for my TLP says to do.

royal marine · June 21st, 2005, 14:30

ok thanks i only got a small sheet with it, do you know how long it should take. i dont think they turn off my themselves either do they

BloodSport · June 21st, 2005, 14:38

My Tlp on a fast charge starts to beep when its done and then drops to a slow charge.
The slow charge just beeps all the time which is annoying, typically for the slow charge I give it about 3 or 4 hours, the fast charge I just wait for the beep.

royal marine · June 21st, 2005, 14:42

ok thanks yeah thats what i read bloody beeps on slow all the time. still seems a good charger. just want to make sure i can fully charge it & not fry it.

ILLusion · June 21st, 2005, 14:52

the dial setting indicates how much current you're going to pump into the pack - it's NOT for indicating the size of your pack.

The more current you charge into the pack, the faster it charges.
The more current you charge into the pack, the more heat it creates. Heat = bad.
The more current you charge into the pack, the faster you kill the cells.

best way to peak charge is to keep the dial as low as possible (even with a 3600mAh pack) and start up the "fast" charge. The "fast" is indicated by how high you turn the dial.
"Slow" drops the charging current to 150mAh, 200mAh or 300mAh depending on your charger.

BloodSport · June 21st, 2005, 15:02

The TLP chargers work a bit differently Brian, not sure how they regulate the current, but you actually set the mah for the battery, then using a seperate dial/button you sellect a charge cycle, slow/fast/refresh/and another which I have no clue what it does other then takes 12 hours to complete.

I tried one of my 8.4v 3000mah batteries on a 600mah setting and did a slow charge for 4 hours and got next to no life out of the battery, but charge it up at 3000mah on slow charge for 4 hours and it worked for 3 game days....

firemachine69 · June 21st, 2005, 15:06

Anyone ever tried a GOOD N/HO scale transformer (like those used for model trains). I know for a fact if these are put really low, it's actually even possible to "revive" a dead lead-acid battery. Just a thought, I got a pretty good one lying around, just got my battery from Tarn today, it's a NiCD, oops, my bad I thought I was getting a NiMH (although, in retrospect, all that means is that I have to watch the charging of the battery, and disconnect it on full charge).

BTW, my multimeter's reading the voltage at 8.04V, yes, in need of a charge, but I should be able to go through a few BBs to try out the soon to be ordered gun, no?

(Just waiting on Ranger Airsoft to email me back. Dam wait is killing me!

)

royal marine · June 21st, 2005, 15:17

yes mine just has slow fast charge & discharge & a dial to select the mah, its on 1500mah on slow at the mo.

made Man · June 21st, 2005, 15:58

after about 3-4 charges on fast ('til the batt got warm) my multimeter read anything from 9.6V to 12V on a 8.4V batt... wierd eh!

ILLusion · June 21st, 2005, 16:12

of the two TLP chargers that I've owned, both had dials labelled as "Current Adjustment". Final charge life was not affected by the dial's setting.

I'm not sure how the 4000 is, but I assumed it was like the ones I've used.

royal marine · June 21st, 2005, 18:58

well my g36 is finally alive, need some mags though. i shot of 1 mag in the basement seemed quite accurate at around 25 feet into an empty labatt blue box. love it!! now $$ for more mags. once i get to a game hopefully the pro's can sort me out a bit, & see if its running ok.
thanks for all the help ive recieved from the board members so far, now ill drink 1 of those blues from the empty box with holes in. cheers

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June 21st, 2005, 14:07	#1
royal marine Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: ont	sorry charger question hi i just got a tlp 4000 charger, i just read the tlp threads. but i have a 9.6 1500mah battery, so should i turn the dial all the way to 1500 mah & let it charge fast or slow. i have 8 1.2v batteries. sorry i had to ask sucks to be new at this thanks

June 21st, 2005, 14:12	#2
BloodSport Traveling Man Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	If your matching the 1500mah charge it on slow, if your going for a fast charge drop down one setting for the mah. Thats what my manual for my TLP says to do. __________________ Saskatchewan Age Verifier! Contact for more Info.

June 21st, 2005, 14:38	#4
BloodSport Traveling Man Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	My Tlp on a fast charge starts to beep when its done and then drops to a slow charge. The slow charge just beeps all the time which is annoying, typically for the slow charge I give it about 3 or 4 hours, the fast charge I just wait for the beep. __________________ Saskatchewan Age Verifier! Contact for more Info.

June 21st, 2005, 14:30	#3
royal marine Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: ont	ok thanks i only got a small sheet with it, do you know how long it should take. i dont think they turn off my themselves either do they

June 21st, 2005, 14:42	#5
royal marine Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: ont	ok thanks yeah thats what i read bloody beeps on slow all the time. still seems a good charger. just want to make sure i can fully charge it & not fry it.

June 21st, 2005, 14:52	#6
ILLusion GBB Whisperer Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto	the dial setting indicates how much current you're going to pump into the pack - it's NOT for indicating the size of your pack. The more current you charge into the pack, the faster it charges. The more current you charge into the pack, the more heat it creates. Heat = bad. The more current you charge into the pack, the faster you kill the cells. best way to peak charge is to keep the dial as low as possible (even with a 3600mAh pack) and start up the "fast" charge. The "fast" is indicated by how high you turn the dial. "Slow" drops the charging current to 150mAh, 200mAh or 300mAh depending on your charger. __________________ *Advanced Airsoft Armaments and Enhancements* Quick to the gun, sure of your grip. Quick to the threat, sure of your shot. Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas Accuracy, Power, Speed

June 21st, 2005, 15:02	#7
BloodSport Traveling Man Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	The TLP chargers work a bit differently Brian, not sure how they regulate the current, but you actually set the mah for the battery, then using a seperate dial/button you sellect a charge cycle, slow/fast/refresh/and another which I have no clue what it does other then takes 12 hours to complete. I tried one of my 8.4v 3000mah batteries on a 600mah setting and did a slow charge for 4 hours and got next to no life out of the battery, but charge it up at 3000mah on slow charge for 4 hours and it worked for 3 game days.... __________________ Saskatchewan Age Verifier! Contact for more Info.

June 21st, 2005, 15:17	#9
royal marine Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: ont	yes mine just has slow fast charge & discharge & a dial to select the mah, its on 1500mah on slow at the mo.

June 21st, 2005, 15:58	#10
made Man Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vansterdam	after about 3-4 charges on fast ('til the batt got warm) my multimeter read anything from 9.6V to 12V on a 8.4V batt... wierd eh! __________________ You dont choose who you love, love chooses you; and that little fucking son of a bitch sticks itself to your face like the godless bloodsucking bastards in Alien and refuses to let go until it has drained your soul and left you an empty shell of a human being. I am worth $2,106,266.00 on HumanForSale.com <axel026> i need help please <^cell^> do you have an appointment? <axel026> im french <^cell^> i see... thats a terrible disorder

June 21st, 2005, 16:12	#11
ILLusion GBB Whisperer Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto	of the two TLP chargers that I've owned, both had dials labelled as "Current Adjustment". Final charge life was not affected by the dial's setting. I'm not sure how the 4000 is, but I assumed it was like the ones I've used. __________________ *Advanced Airsoft Armaments and Enhancements* Quick to the gun, sure of your grip. Quick to the threat, sure of your shot. Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas Accuracy, Power, Speed

June 21st, 2005, 18:58	#12
royal marine Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: ont	well my g36 is finally alive, need some mags though. i shot of 1 mag in the basement seemed quite accurate at around 25 feet into an empty labatt blue box. love it!! now $$ for more mags. once i get to a game hopefully the pro's can sort me out a bit, & see if its running ok. thanks for all the help ive recieved from the board members so far, now ill drink 1 of those blues from the empty box with holes in. cheers

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