For all you airsoft pro people?

Question

how long should i charge a 10.7 volt airsoft gun battery thing?

Answer 1

Well, that's a difficult question. It depends on the charger supplied with the gun, and it's Milli amp rating. Most small wall type "trickle" chargers charge in 4 hours, but some of the cheaper ones charge in 12. Quick chargers can charge a battery in an hour or less. One way to find out is to get an ohm meter. Set the meter to DC voltage, and check the battery every hour. When it reaches 10.7 volts DC, it's charged.

Answer 2

To figure out how long to charge a battery for:

(battery capacity (battery's mAh rating)/charger output (mA - usually written on the charger)) x 1.4(for NiCad batteries, 1.5 for NiMh batteries) = time (in hours).

For example:

I have an 1100 mAh battery and a charger which outputs at 180mA. It's a NiMh battery so you multiply by 1.5.

(1100/180) x 1.5 = 9.146666 hours

Note that the result in decimal, so 9.16 hours is NOT 9 hours and 16 mins! 0.16 of an hour is approximately one sixth of an hour or ten mins.

Other things to note: The multiplier of 1.4 or 1.5 is to account for the resistance in the cells as you're charging, If you don't use it then you won't get a full charge.

Often online stores will tell you to change a battery for only a few hours. This is almost always wrong (they can't possibly know what combination of batteries and chargers you've got) they're covering their asses to prevent you from overcharging your battery on their advice and trying to claim for a new one...

Answer 3

heres a site

http://www.hobbytron.com/ElectricAirsoft...

just scroll to the bottom.