tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post2480879489240883589..comments2024-03-29T14:50:55.299+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Black & Decker Mouse sanderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-80857823974098644542015-03-24T11:24:24.158+00:002015-03-24T11:24:24.158+00:00I don't know about recommend - I only bought t...I don't know about recommend - I only bought the cheapest one I could find! iMAX made the original market leader. I bought a cheap copy from Giant Cod as was - the nearest match I can find currently is:<br /><br /><br />http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__55057__IMAX_B6_AC_Charger_Discharger_1_6_Cells.html<br /><br />You plug it in to either mains or a dc power pack of some kind - a car battery on the field, perhaps? I usually use a laptop charger. Then you plug in whatever battery you want to do something to. You get a lot of charging leads.<br /><br />It will do a controlled discharge, cycle charge or a straight charge for Li-ion, LiPo, LiFe, Ni-MH, NiCad, lead Acid, Gell cells, and you can set up any number of amps/milliamps that you want for any number of cells and view the capacity of each power pack. You can set it to stop when the battery starts to rise in temperature... As a charge happens you can view the voltage - I see that the example one I show has also got a battery internal resistance checker, a brushed motor driver, hot wire cutter output and brushless motor RPM checker.... <br />Dodgy Geezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-68491680504623678552015-03-23T18:29:56.217+00:002015-03-23T18:29:56.217+00:00Sounds interesting - care to recommend one?Sounds interesting - care to recommend one?Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-9909039016797336992015-03-23T18:21:39.313+00:002015-03-23T18:21:39.313+00:00No car/boat/plane modeller these days is without a...No car/boat/plane modeller these days is without an 'intelligent' battery charger, capable of charging LiPos, NiMh, NiCad, Lead Acid, etc in any multiple of cells. <br /><br />I have used mine to charge a Dustbuster, mobile phone batteries, and a laptop as well as the usual power packs and R/C batteries. It would have no problem with your detail sander...Dodgy Geezernoreply@blogger.com