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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Oh, I had one for years. Loved it. If you read back in this thread you'll see I had to help a bunch of people who thought they'd bricked their charger when they did a FW upgrade. I had the very first version, I even did the fan mod to help keep it cooler, but in the end the plastic posts...
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    I'm in the market for a new AA/AAA/LiIon charger. Is the MC3000 still the best beast to get for someone (like me) who loves to fiddle with everything?
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Why? I couldn't put it back together. It was in pieces, it was very broken (so many little bits of broken plastic - it had obviously degraded badly) and I've got a Dragon VP4 Plus that I use anyway. It's a shame, but I wasn't going to spend hours putting a broken piece of kit back together.
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Farewell. My first gen MC3000 had it's first post snap yesterday. I opened it up and it was tiny bits of plastic everywhere. Alas. I threw it in the rubbish. I'll get another one one-day, it was a superb charger and I'll miss it.
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    My MC3000 (bless its soul, it was one of the first, has the fan mod etc) has started making a "clicking" noise, like it's sparking somewhere, when it's getting towards the end of charging 4 AA Eneloops. It'll be fine, but when the voltage on the 4 batteries starts getting up to 1.55 1.56 it'll...
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    Xtar Dragon - better instructions

    Thanks for posting this! Just got a Dragon and couldn't believe how terrible the manual was compared to my MC3000's Really appreciate you took the time to a) Figure this out and b) Share it with us. You're a good person!!
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    Eneloop Charge/Discharge rates for longest life

    The c9000 terminates on voltage anyway, it doesn't detect the voltage drop (They claim it does, but I've always seen it hit 1.48v and then terminate) So if you want to really baby your cells you can charge them at 500Mah. I charge my AA's at 1000Mah and they're fine still.
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Re: SkyRC — IFA 2014 / CES 2016 — MC3000 charger-analyzer I would be very careful about how you're measuring and what, before you return your MC3000. It's much more likely your other devices are inaccurate, not the MC3000. The fact you are "Seeing the values on the label" is an instant red...
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Re: SkyRC — IFA 2014 / CES 2016 — MC3000 charger-analyzer How is your volt metre measuring capacity?
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Re: SkyRC — IFA 2014 / CES 2016 — MC3000 charger-analyzer My original MC3000 (with the fan reversed and a bit hole cut out for better airflow) is still rocking! I've had this charger ~3 years now, I've thrown all sorts at it and it's never let me down once. I laugh to myself when I remember...
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Yea I don't recall where it's documented, but I used it twice today with a knackered NiMH. Works fine.
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    Does the Xtar VC4 have a battery refresh function?

    And have paid twice as much :)
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    Does the Xtar VC4 have a battery refresh function?

    This is a very basic charger and does not have this function. PS: Google "Xtar VC4 manual" to find the manual.
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Re: SkyRC — IFA 2014 / CES 2016 — MC3000 charger-analyzer With previous firmwares, lots of people have tried to update and then encountered an error halfway through the upload of the firmware to the charger. Then they post here "My charger is broken and ruined and a brick" when it's not...
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    SkyRC — IFA 2014 — MC3000 charger-analyzer

    Re: SkyRC — IFA 2014 / CES 2016 — MC3000 charger-analyzer Thanks for letting us know! I just upgraded with no issues. (Note: The way I upgrade is to pull the power and USB out, then plug the power back in with the enter button pressed. This boots it up to a blank screen, it's in firmware...
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