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the mad1
08-03-2009, 01:52 PM
i have an old apex e charger from years ago and i need to know if it will charge nimh battery's as i am trying to sort my son out with a mardave ready for next week and i have just bought cells now but then i realised i may not be able to charge them lol oopps

super__dan
08-03-2009, 02:01 PM
Is the Apex a pulse charger?

the mad1
08-03-2009, 02:06 PM
all it says on the charger is
multi function dc computer charger for 4-8 cells
it has a current adjust knob


it also has lots of chinese writing on the back lol

the mad1
08-03-2009, 02:07 PM
i had it back when nicads were the thing to have like so i doubt if it will charge them

super__dan
08-03-2009, 04:10 PM
It will physically charge them but the delta peak cutoff will be too high really for Nimh's so will get them hotter than they should, there is a safety implication of that, a lot of the nimh's I saw go pop over the last few years were on chargers that really were for nicads.

the mad1
08-03-2009, 04:27 PM
ok buddy nice one il try and get another charger then for them