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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: bravoland on April 29, 2006, 12:33:26 AM

Title: Ok to Use Appliance Module on RC Car 7.2V Nicad Charger?
Post by: bravoland on April 29, 2006, 12:33:26 AM

i have to charge my nicad batteries for 5 hours..   i'd like to program my timer thru activehome to come on at a certain time and turn off 5 hours later.. i know how to do this.. my question is ...is this safe for the battery and is it safe for the Appliance Module?

Title: Re: Ok to Use Appliance Module on RC Car 7.2V Nicad Charger?
Post by: Dan Lawrence on April 29, 2006, 12:40:31 AM

I presume the charger is plugged into a regular outlet in your house.

You can plug an applicance module into the outlet, program a timer for it and it should not affect the module.

If this is car charger, you are out of luck.

Title: Re: Ok to Use Appliance Module on RC Car 7.2V Nicad Charger?
Post by: bravoland on April 29, 2006, 12:54:58 AM

thanks for the quick reply.. yes this is a standard wall wart type charger for in house.. good to know

Title: Re: Ok to Use Appliance Module on RC Car 7.2V Nicad Charger?
Post by: Brian H on April 29, 2006, 06:57:27 AM

Some low current wall warts may have trouble with an appliance modules local sensing current on the outlet. Most don't bus some do. If the wart still has a small amount of power on the charger when the module is off then the current maybe enough to keep it on slightly. Cure if needed. A power cube on the modules outlet with a small 4 or 7 watt night light on the cube as well as the chargers wall wart.