Sure Cycle Battery Cycler

Model Airplane News, Apr 2002 by Roy, Rodney

HANGAR 9

Sure Cycle Battery Cycler Is your battery safe to use?

Today's radio systems and their batteries are so reliable that we often take them for granted. In reality, batteries are the weakest link of our systems and yet are often neglected. Hangar 9's new Sure Cycle Battery Cycler can help you maintain your packs at full capacity. This easy-to-use charger/cycler will discharge, charge, condition and analyze your transmitter or receiver battery pack at a preset discharge rate of 400mAh and then charge it at either 50- or 150mAh. Transmitter and receiver packs can be conditioned simultaneously or independently. The unit measures actual full-charge capacity during discharge, which you can compare to the battery's rated capacity; if it measures at least 70 percent of the rated capacity, the battery is good. A neat feature of the charger is its ability to charge/discharge transmitter batteries for most radio types and that it works with both Ni-Cds and NiMH batteries. The Sure Cycler comes with a two-year warranty and sells for $59.99. Don't risk ruining your flying fun-cycle your batteries! -Rodney Roy

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