Mid January isnt to long.... to wait ... So you have had a charger like it ...damn The manual says to charge 2000 at least 30 min. If you were charging yours at 35 to 45.... no wonder the batterys dont work anymore... I fried them ?>@$ers to death sometimes I charged them at 35 min... Battery abuse bOOOOOOOy !!!
Have You seen or heard good of this and why is it so cheap dosent HPI have a good name?
http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/hpi/hpic0510.html