do i reallly need to wait at least 10hours?!

[roozy]

need to wait at least 10hours to charge igniter?!

for the new glow plug igniter to charge?:ahem:

 

[NCNitro]

unless you have a quick charger that will do a single cell, yes you will have to wait. You want to be sure that nicd batteries get a full charge, especially the first time, as they will develope a memory.

 

[robmob]

You could always get a D cell ignitor for those times when you want to run but don't want to wait for the charge. It is also good to have one in case your rechargeable fails.

 

[Team 17]

Be happy ur is 10 hours. I had to charge mine for 12-15 hours. Before the first use.

 

[LarryA]

If you want to spend about $50 or more you can buy a peak charger with single cell capability. It will still take a few hours to cycle the D cell battery though. Not 12 hours but a fair amount of time, you don't want to charge it too quickly or you will risk severly decreasing the battery life or burning it up.

 

[robriguez]

OR....you can just do what many of us here have done..... Buy the Hobbico battery and a glow clip (the kind that is used with a starterbox) from TowerHobbies.com or your LHS. I modifued my Glow Clip and added Alligator Clips that you can buy at RadioShack for like .50 cents

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL368&P=7
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNS92&P=7

Everyone who has one says they will last through an entire season...no recharging needed. For $15 you can't beat it.

Heres a pic.

 

[motofrk]

Technique

Heres an example:

Say your battery is rated at 1800mAh

Say your charger is rated at 200 mA


this means it would take 9 hours to fully charge this battery from complete discharge.
So check the battery and charger output and just divide the battery/charger output... thats how long you should charge for.

Hope this helps