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Originally posted by novastar512
pie- yeah I use a 3V - 800mah AC adapter. Yeah I think it's a little high and the battery gets a little hot, but it works great. I;m thinking of adding a resistor I think a 10 ohm...
I believe if you have 5.5V, it fries that circuit thing(i forget the name).
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Getting hot ... BAD idea ... adding resistance GOOD idea. Smart chargers (not included with microRCs, thats why they give you a timed light) monitor temperature as a means to regulate the current used to charge the batteries. The fact that the battery did not burst into flames is no reason to continue using the battery ... I would throw it away and get another one, you have stressed it and potiential hazards now exist.
If the battery is Ni-Cd ... well Cd is bad stuff, my father-in-law got cancer from working with it and I was handed a 35 page manual on handling Cd when I began work as a research assistant in grad school where Cd was involved with the manufacturing of thin-film solar cells.
regard ... be safe.