Hi all, first let me introduce myself.
Im a 40 something year old who has dabbled with RC on and off for over 20 years.
Started with a kit Tamiya Monster Beetle and then have been through, in order, Mardave Ministock, Traxxas Rustler (old style kit with 3 speed controller!!), Mardave Cobra and have just gone out and bought a Traxxas Slash (2wd brushed).
My question is regarding batteries and chargers as long gone are the mechanical timer type nicad chargers i used to use.
I went out a bought a Etronix Powerpal h**p//w w w.etronix-rc.com/etronix-powerpal-ac.php and a couple of EP3600mah Nimh's from ebay h**p://snipurl.com/epbatteries
The manual that came with the Etronix is minimal to say the least???
Anyway i charged up the batteries and run them to almost stand still in my Slash but when i charge them on the Powerpal (using "auto" and current limit 3.6a) it reports full but has only put in around 3000mah?? if i disconnect the battery and then reconnect the charger puts in another 300-400mah and then reports full which im guessing is probably about right.
Why would the charger stop prematurely??
In the menu settings i can set D.Peak sensitivity, at the moment its set to DEFAULT (7mv) would a change to this setting make any difference??

FYI the battery and charger are using self soldered "deans" style connectors sourced from ebay.

Thanks for your help and patience (sorry about the URL's but rules is rules )

Sharpcroft