Instructions

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8. Charging the drive battery
• Theproductcomeswitha6-cellNiMHdrivebatteryandasuitableNiMHcharger.Tochargethedriverechargeable
battery, refer to the operating instructions for the charger.
Attention!
The NiMH battery charger should only be used to charge a NiMH vehicle battery. Attempting to
chargeaLiPobatterywiththeNiMHbatterychargermaycauseareorexplosion!
A LiPo drive rechargeable battery should only be charged with a suitable LiPo charger (and a NiMH re-
chargeable battery with a NiMH charger only). So if you want to purchase a LiPo drive rechargeable battery
for the vehicle, you will also need a suitable LiPo charger.
• Thedrivebatteryisemptywhentheproductisshippedandmustbecharged.Severalcompletedischargeand
chargecyclesarerequiredtoensurethatthebatteryreachesitsmaximumperformance.
For rechargeable batteries with NiMH or LiPo technology, recharging partially discharged batteries does not cause
any problems. A prior discharge is usually not required.
• High-quality drive batteries not only have a higher capacity, which allows you to drive your model vehicle much
longer,theyalsoprovideahigheroutputvoltageunderload.Thisgivestheenginemorepowerandresultsinbetter
acceleration and a higher speed.
• Thedrivebatteryheatsupwhencharging/discharging(i.e.whendrivingthevehicle).Waituntiltherechargeable
batteryhasreachedroomtemperaturebeforechargingit.Thesameappliesaftertherechargeablebatteryhas
nishedcharging.Allowittocooldownbeforeconnectingittothevehicle.
• Only use a charger that is designed for the type of drive battery used (e.g. NiMH or LiPo).
• Remove the drive battery from the vehicle for charging and disconnect it completely from the speed controller.