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8. Charging Rechargeable Batteries
a) Charging the Drive Battery for the Vehicle
• Arechargeabledrivebatteryisnotincludedinthedeliveryandmustbeorderedseparately.Thisenablesyouto
choose whether you want to use a low-cost beginner's rechargeable battery pack or a high-quality professional bat-
tery pack which has a higher capacity.
• Therechargeabledrive battery is delivered unchargedandmustbecharged.Severalcompletedischarge and
charge cycles are necessary before the drive battery delivers its maximum power.
Charging of a partially discharged LiPo rechargeable battery is not a problem. Previous discharge is usually not
required.
• High-qualityrechargeabledrivebatteriesnotonlyhaveahighercapacity,whichallowsyoutodriveyourmodelcar
much longer, but also deliver a higher output voltage for extreme situations. This gives the motor more power and
results in better acceleration and higher speed.
• Werecommendpurchasingahigh-qualitycharger.Suchachargerusuallyhasaquick-chargingfeature.Forcharg-
ing of multiple-cell LiPo rechargeable batteries, the charger must have a balancer.
• Rechargeablebatteriesheatupduringcharging/discharging(drivingthevehicle).Waituntiltherechargeablebatter-
ies have reached room temperature before charging them. The same applies after the charging procedure. Do not
usetherechargeablebatteryinthevehicleuntilithascooleddownsufcientlyafterthechargingprocess.
• Onlyuseachargersuitableforthebatterytypeused(e.g.LiPo).
b) Charging Rechargeable Batteries in the Transmitter
• Theincludedtransmittermaynothaveachargingsocket;observetheincludedoperatinginstructionsforthetrans-
mitter. In this case, remove the inserted batteries and charge them externally.
If your transmitter has a charging socket, check whether there are actually rechargeable batteries inserted
in the transmitter before connecting the charger. When charging normal (non-rechargeable) batteries, there
isariskofreandexplosion!
• Rechargeablebatteriesinthetransmittermustnotbequick-charged,asthisdamagesthetransmitterandexces-
sively heats the cells inside the transmitter. Observe the maximum permissible charging current as indicated on the
transmitter or in the operating instructions of the remote control system.
• Wedonotrecommendtochargebatteriesdirectlyinthetransmitter,itisbettertochargethemoutsidethetransmit-
ter (using a high-quality charger for individual cells). Here, higher charge currents can be used depending on the
rechargeable batteries.
• Onlyuseachargerdesignedfortherespectivenumberofcellsinthetransmitterandthecorrespondingrecharge-
able battery type.