ICS M4A1 battery chargeing

[strikerkmd]

hey guys,

Just recived my gun about oh 25 mins ago and i have to get going to my first class of the day and wanted to get my battery charging yet it did not come with any instructions it is a mini type 1500mh ni-mh if anyone knows how long this battery would take to charge it would be greatly apreciated(i would normaly just google but im in a rush sorry for the dumb newby post)

[m102404]

Unplug it before you go to class...

When you're back...read up and then charge it.

[teriases]

Hi there,

I had a similar question, which I asked my retailer.

The charger that came with your rifle(I have the same type of rifle) isn't a SMART charger - that means, it won't stop charging the battery till you unplug it...

Soooooooooooo....

Always keep an eye on the thing, and don't forget about it. Think of it as cooking strew and you have left the stove on. I was told to charge about 2hrs to 2.5hrs. But for myself I got a SMART charger to be safe....

[cjboi]

i believe that the cansoft version of ICS comes with ni-cad batteries. You need to discharge these suckers because if you dont, your battery wont last that long. Buy a discharger or just buy NiMh batteries.

[VooDooPeteK]

toss that charger in the garbage and goto your local RC shop and pic up a peak charger for $50 or so

then you have no worries about charging

[strikerkmd]

im big into the rc stuff(planes/cars) only got lipos (sadface) guna have to spend more money on a smart charger for nimh-nicad batt's o well it will be worth it in the long run =p



Thanks everyone

[kalnaren]

Never leave a battery charging while you're not at home.

Also, don't worry too much about memory effect. It's nearly eliminated in modern Ni-Cad batteries. A good charger will take care of it.