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How to Charge RC Car Batteries

RC, or remote-controlled, cars are a fun toy even for adults. Their only downside is that the batteries go dead quickly. Many RC cars provide additional batteries so that you can keep a fully charged one ready to go. Maintaining an RC car's battery is a routine that will make it easy for you to always have a charged battery for your RC car and never have to wait for the fun to start. This process provides a longer battery life, no memory development and full power when you use the battery.

Things You'll Need

Charger
Extra battery
Outlet

Instructions

- 1
  Plug the charger into a wall outlet. The best place to set up your charging station is in a place where it won't be in the way or need to be moved in the middle of a charge.
- 2
  Hook the battery up to the charging pack. Some batteries have a cable that runs from the adapter and plugs into the battery; others may have a base to sit the battery on.
- 3
  Ensure that the charging indicator is on. Most of the time this is a red light that only glows when the battery is hooked up to the charger. Some also have a meter to show the charging process.
- 4
  Leave the battery to charge for at least 8 hours. Allowing a full charge each time will help your battery continue to charge completely instead of "thinking" that it is fully charged after only a few hours. Batteries can develop a "memory" and not charge after a certain time, if that is what it has become conditioned to.
- 5
  Unhook the battery for use and repeat the process with a backup battery. Cycling the batteries this way means you always have a full one to use.

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