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Difference between Receiver and Transmitter batteries? [SOLVED]
Daemonion
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I, for the life of me, can't seem to find anywhere that clearly states the difference between receiver (rx) and transmitter (tx) batteries. This may be a silly question, but I am clueless here.
I purchased a battery and charger for airsofting, and the charger has rx and tx inputs (charger manual here). Where do I plug in my airsoft battery?
Excerpts from the manual I don't understand:
I purchased a battery and charger for airsofting, and the charger has rx and tx inputs (charger manual here). Where do I plug in my airsoft battery?
Excerpts from the manual I don't understand:
8. Press the TX DISCHARGE button. The corresponding red LED should illuminate.
9. For the receiver pack or individual cell you wish to discharge, place the RX CELL SELECTOR switch in the 1, 4 or 5 cell
position. Incorrect setting of this switch can cause erroneous discharge readings, or may damage your batteries.
10. Connect one end of the receiver charge lead to the RX battery (or individual cell), and the banana plugs on the opposite end to the Accu-Cycle’s RX jacks. Be sure to match polarities, red (+) to red, black () to black.
WARNING!
When the RX CELL SELECTOR is in the 1 cell position, the RX output jacks are not protected against improper connection. Do not connect the battery in reverse or short the charge leads. If the LEDs do not respond according to your commands, an improper connection is the likely problem and should be corrected immediately. Failing to obey this warning may damage
your Accu-Cycle and your battery.
11. Place the TX and RX CHARGE RATE selectors in the appropriate positions (see Step 4 in “Charging Batteriesâ€).
12. Press the RX DISCHARGE button. The corresponding red LED should illuminate, indicating discharge is in progress.
9. For the receiver pack or individual cell you wish to discharge, place the RX CELL SELECTOR switch in the 1, 4 or 5 cell
position. Incorrect setting of this switch can cause erroneous discharge readings, or may damage your batteries.
10. Connect one end of the receiver charge lead to the RX battery (or individual cell), and the banana plugs on the opposite end to the Accu-Cycle’s RX jacks. Be sure to match polarities, red (+) to red, black () to black.
WARNING!
When the RX CELL SELECTOR is in the 1 cell position, the RX output jacks are not protected against improper connection. Do not connect the battery in reverse or short the charge leads. If the LEDs do not respond according to your commands, an improper connection is the likely problem and should be corrected immediately. Failing to obey this warning may damage
your Accu-Cycle and your battery.
11. Place the TX and RX CHARGE RATE selectors in the appropriate positions (see Step 4 in “Charging Batteriesâ€).
12. Press the RX DISCHARGE button. The corresponding red LED should illuminate, indicating discharge is in progress.
4. Select the charge rates at which you would like to charge your NiCd or NiMH batteries (refer to recommended settings
in table below. For receiver packs, choose either the 25, 50 or 125mA rate with the RECEIVER CHARGE RATE switch.
For transmitter packs, choose either the 50 or 125mA rate with the TRANSMITTER CHARGE RATE switch.
Thanks. in table below. For receiver packs, choose either the 25, 50 or 125mA rate with the RECEIVER CHARGE RATE switch.
For transmitter packs, choose either the 50 or 125mA rate with the TRANSMITTER CHARGE RATE switch.
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your 9.6V battery is made up of 8 cells so use that selection.
all of the 9.6V batteries I found were transmitter batteries.
Two things however:
1. I've played airsoft for years, and can honestly say i've never heard of transmitter/reciever batteries before this post.
2. Jesus fucking christ thats a complicated charger for an airsoft battery pack - the one I use has only one button (for fast charging).
Also, the bits you quote in your first spoiler are all from the Discharge section of the manual, are you trying to discharge your batteries or are you trying to charge them?
I'm not that familiar with current RC products, so I'm not sure what the difference might be in the Receiver and Transmitter charging circuits, but it really seems like you went a bit overkill on this charger for your needs.
basically its a cycler, not a charger.
you use a battery for x amount of time but still have a certain amount of charge left before it goes dead. if you recharge from this partially charged state it can effect the battery's life.
instead, you first discharge completely, then fully charge, then discharge again to the rated 'full' level.
I doubt he needed it for the battery he has.
The vast majority of Airsoft battery packs use NiMH cells however (LiPo as well, but don't think that charger will do them), so there's no real need to discharge them before recharging.
This is the charger I used to use when I used to build RC Planes, and I gave this charger to my uncle's kid to use with is first airsoft gun he got today.
I airsoft'd for nine years and used this charger the entire time without paying any attention to Rx/Tx. Hm. Anyways, thanks dudes.