This is the charger I've used for years (over a decade), recommended by pros - and as yet no pack has died on me: http://www.nesail.com/detail.php?productID=2186 A bit expensive, but very good, US-made, and foolproof! Charges anything from 4 AAs to eight (if my memory serves me right) and while the plugs a dedicated for RC equipment they can easily be replaced by others! Mine is this original version, so it can't handle anything but NiCads and NiMHs, but there are others! And as you can see - nothing to set! Here's a link to the manufacturer, Peak Industries: http://www.siriuselectronics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=157 And a link to their full range: http://www.siriuselectronics.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 A Four cell LiPo (14.8V) could be useful in driving a kayak's bilge pump, but as you need access to the battery while charging (remember the Equalizer, that I mentioned in an earlier mail) it isn't very practical - and the fire hazard is real, say if the pump's motor seizes, due to FOD (that is, something get's jammed in the pump), effectively shorting the battery (fuse is a possible remedie)! Tord PS I have no link to the Peak Electronics company (ex-Sirius Electronics). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 07 2007 - 03:35:29 PST
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