*the Mellenium Pro*

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-11-2002 07:16 PM

i have the novak mellenium charger and i have 3000 batteries i usually charge them at 3.9 amps, what would happen if i charged them at 1.5 or 3.0 amps?? what would that do to the battery? would i have more punch wouldthe run time last longer? what would happen please let me know. thanks.

**nf2_4-tec** · 07-11-2002 09:42 PM

It wouldnt do anything, it would just take longer to charge the batteries. It would have the same run time and punch. I charge my 3000's at 4.5 or 5amps. For more information go here http://www.rccaraction.com/rc/articles/NiMHbatcare1.asp

**Jonan** · 07-12-2002 02:18 PM

I also charge my nimh batts at 4.5 amps

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-12-2002 02:59 PM

ok thanks alot guys. i really appreciate it.

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-12-2002 03:06 PM

but i have a power supply that have a 7 amp surge and a 5 amp constant and it gets really hot when i charge that high of amps. should i get a new power supply or should i just put a fan on my power supply? will it hurt my power supply?

**blaster240** · 07-12-2002 04:39 PM

i charge everything at 5 amps even nicads and nimhs

i also have a milleumum pro. with n power supply
clint

**nf2_4-tec** · 07-12-2002 11:29 PM

E-MAXXDareDevil get a fast fan, it will help A LOT. You can get one at radio shack and its a standard outlet plug, it looks like a big computer fan though.

**OneBigMan647** · 07-13-2002 12:46 AM

Actually, it does make a difference of what amp you charge your battery. Say there is a 2amp and a 4amp charger. If you use the 2amp, it will take longer but will increase run time. If you use a 4amp charger, the charge will be quicker, the car will have more of a "punch" to it, but run time will be less. A trick i learned was when the fuse in my charger blew out. I put a piece of foil and it charged the thing like crazy!!!!!!!!!. But i wouldnt do it all the time. I dont know what effects it can have on the battery or the charger.

-Armand

**novass468** · 07-13-2002 02:28 AM

yeah it won't really change much charging at a lower rate except increase the charge time, i have 2 M pro's and i charge everything but my radio batts on a full 7 amps , and i haven't smoked any cells.......................yet.

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-13-2002 12:34 PM

wow thats alot of amps. so is novak n-power supply a good one? how many amps does it have? theres a power suppply at a hobby shop near me that has 30 amps and a built in cooling fan for $114.00 is that a good deal?

**novass468** · 07-14-2002 01:37 PM

the N-power is ok , it only puts out 10amps at 14volts though, i can't run both M Pros at full power off the N-power so i use a power supply from a computer to run the second one, it puts out 9amps at 12 volts so it works great and you can get them really cheap.
yeah that power supply sounds good , i think my N power cost atleast as much and has only 10amps output

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-14-2002 11:28 PM

ok, thanks alot

**nitro1** · 07-15-2002 09:29 PM

they would run longer, but have less punch...........but they would also have a longer life span.

**E-MAXXDareDevil** · 07-15-2002 09:32 PM

ok thanks

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