Originally Posted by
oeoeo327
The Ice charger can be set to charge @ rates up to and including 8 amps, but the recommended charging rate for a 5300 MaH pack is 5.3 amps.
Not entirely true... for LiPo, if you set the cell count and capacity correctly, it will only allow you to charge up to 1C. The Checkpoint TC-1030 will allow you to go up to 2C for LiPo. For NiCD and NiMH, you can go to 8A on the ICE, 10A on the TC-1030.