How many amps do I charge this battery at?

The battery is 1200 mAh, 8.4 volts.

I can set the charger anywhere from .5 to 4 amps. I have absolutely no idea how this stuff works, can someone tell me what setting of amps? Thanks!

It depends on how fast the charger is for the setting of amps. If you put it on a fast charge (high amps) the battery wont get hot until it gets to a certain point and this will only allow the battery to charge up to about 70% of what it would charge up to if you put it on low amps. If you let the batteries cool down and put them back on the charger at a slow charge then they would charge up more.

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3 Responses to “How many amps do I charge this battery at?”

hotrod on September 1st, 2011 at 3:45 am

the less amps the slower the charge. 1200 mah is 1.2 amps use .5 to be safe.
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mdk68gto, ase certified m tech on September 1st, 2011 at 4:30 am

the slower the charge the easier on the battery. other than that it depends on the charger. id rather put it on a trickle charger over night for a deep thorough charge. if i am in a rush, i do have a boost charge capability with mine.
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john c on September 1st, 2011 at 5:15 am

It depends on how fast the charger is for the setting of amps. If you put it on a fast charge (high amps) the battery wont get hot until it gets to a certain point and this will only allow the battery to charge up to about 70% of what it would charge up to if you put it on low amps. If you let the batteries cool down and put them back on the charger at a slow charge then they would charge up more.
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