mAH: milli-Amp hours  

(rates how many hours a battery will last with a constant 1 milli-amp current is being used) The larger the number the longer the battery will last, i.e. a 3000mAH battery will last longer than a 1700mAH battery.

Build Your Own Battery Packs  Battery Packs have become a critical part of the competitive R/C race world. Here are the basics of how to construct a pack out of individual cells.

The Secret of NiMh NiMh: Nickle-Metal Hydride

Alternative Energy

How to take care of your NI-CD Batteries ! (standard for rechargeable batteries)  NiCad: Nickle-Cadmium

Charging Your Ni-Cd Batteries

QUANTUM LITHIUM SOLUTION II LI-PO CHARGER

The Solution II Charger is an easy to use Li-Po charger for 1 - 4 cell Li.-Po packs with a maximum charge rate up to 3 A. With the integrated display you can easily charge the Li-Po pack with the correct parameters. The display informs you also about all conditions and modes. After you've set up the charger the Solution II charger checks your settings on the connected battery, if your setup is incorrect the charger will warn you over the display.

The Solution II Li-Po charger is also equipped with a discharge mode where you can safely discharge your Li-Po batteries with up to 500 mA discharge current.

KAVAN MINI CHARGER 4-7 CELLS

Slow & ParkFlyer airplanes use small Ni-Cd or Ni-MH battery packs. Standard chargers usually have an output current too great for these small battery packs. Mini Charger offers a choice of three output current settings.

When the battery pack is full, charging automatically switches to trickle charge mode and the charge indicator LED blinks.