Nikko 4-hr charger, can it charge a 7.2v 3000mah battery pack?

[burisch]

Hi all.
I have a Nikko 4-hr charger which cam with one of my old Nikko RC cars with a 9.6v 650mah Ni-Cd battery pack, can it charge a 7.2v 3000mah battery Ni-Mh pack? If not, just out of interest, what would happen if I had to try?

[tadium54]

Nope, it wont charge it. your charger is meant for 9.6 v, the battery is 7.2 v. thats 2 extra cells, and youll end up smoking your abttery, causing a decent aount of damage

[guver]

Yes, it will probably do the job, the hardest thing is to measure the current. The voltage will be set by the battery being charged and with a multimeter you can check the current and estimate the time very accurately.

Purely a guess is that it may take a day to charge.

[RrR]

What are the specs on the back of the charger?