Can I safely use my V3i charger #802-5285 for these?

[Ytcoinshooter]

I bought a used but really nice IDX Pro and inside the battery pack were these rechargeable AA's. I use it for tot lots (w/6" coil) and competition hunts as well as a loaner. Guess I got better deal than I thought when I discovered these were rechargeable, when I opened the pack last year I didn't have my glasses on! The pack still measures 9.8 volts after sitting with minimal use for a year+. My V3i NiNH charger I think is compatible. I was about to dig in an research then I realized this question has probably been answered. Duracell
AA / HR6 / DC 1500 NiMH / 1.2 V 2450mAh
Got planted club hunt Sunday so I was getting my stuff in order and these batteries are a nice find!

Thanks & HH
Bruce
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[mas0n83]

worked great in my v3i i have the 2400 duracell batterys in my alkaline battery pack that i modified to work in the whites battery charger

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

Thanks. What mod did you have to do? They are a tight fit found them in the alkaline pack. I was just going to drop the pack into my charging station but now I missed the extra contact point Looks like I may get the proper charger for the Duracell AA's.

 

[burlbark]

Thanks. What mod did you have to do? They are a tight fit found them in the alkaline pack. I was just going to drop the pack into my charging station but now I missed the extra contact point Looks like I may get the proper charger for the Duracell AA's.

The stock rechargeable battery pack has a thermistor that allows the charger to see a certain voltage and turns off the charger at a certain temperature. I think Rob or Larry posted a while back on how to build a rechargeable pack and there has been past articles showing the part number to the thermistor. I think if you do a quick search it should come up, or either one of those guys will write in.

 

[mas0n83]

It was on the mods page but i cant find it now

 

[Larry (IL)]

Rob is the master of battery mods but Bruce has the best idea IMHO............ get the right charger for the Duracells.

 

[Rob (IL)]

Here is an old post. Very easy to do. Sliding the thermsistor will fine tune the final charging voltage.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,995136,995136#msg-995136

 

[Rob (IL)]

Those links won't work with the charger he want's to use.

 

[lint]

ok Rob sorry , i should have read closer

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

I start stocking up on batteries this time of year (48 AA, a few of 9v. AAA's etc). Besides the detectors & pinpointers I use 2 way radios that take 3 AA each. I'll grab the right charger and hopefully cut my costs. I adjusted the power setting for my V3i wireless HP but it still eats through a set every 10 hours.
HH - Bruce