AEP battery charging

[snuff]

My nephew who has recently started playing has bought a CYMA CM.121 Desert Eagle AEP  that didn't come with batteries.He bought a couple at 500Mah but has no idea of charging time,the charger has no indication of power/charge,etc.We were wondering how long to charge them for.I'd guess between 2 and 4 hours,but confirmation would be appreciated.......and yes we told him not to buy one...?....TIA

 

[Impulse]

Hey! AEPs are great and I won't stand idle while they're slandered!

There are two ways I've got to charge my AEP batteries (I have the TM MP7 AEP and it's a lovely little gat, especially for people who think "he's a sniper, just rush as he won't have full auto!"). First way is that I have is using the TM AEP battery adapter thingy that the MP7 uses an combine it with a adapter to plug it into my smart charger. Second way I have is a custom job that I got from a friend who knows a guy who knows how to do wires that basically I plug the balance lead into and it has a balance lead and deans connector out, again so I can plug it into my smart charger.

If you're using NiMH batteries you don't have to worry about it. Just plug them in for a while and they'll be fine. My lipos generally take about 40 mins from storage voltage (whatever that is)

 

[snuff]

Hey! AEPs are great and I won't stand idle while they're slandered!

There are two ways I've got to charge my AEP batteries (I have the TM MP7 AEP and it's a lovely little gat, especially for people who think "he's a sniper, just rush as he won't have full auto!"). First way is that I have is using the TM AEP battery adapter thingy that the MP7 uses an combine it with a adapter to plug it into my smart charger. Second way I have is a custom job that I got from a friend who knows a guy who knows how to do wires that basically I plug the balance lead into and it has a balance lead and deans connector out, again so I can plug it into my smart charger.

If you're using NiMH batteries you don't have to worry about it. Just plug them in for a while and they'll be fine. My lipos generally take about 40 mins from storage voltage (whatever that is)

Done the AEP's they were great fun I'll admit,but I don't use a pistol myself and we were worried about him getting outgunned tbh,thanlks for the help.

 

[Rogerborg]

I'd agree with going to lipo, even a tiny 7.4V 300mAh 35C/70C with a JST connector made a big difference over the stock nimh in semi-auto response.  I've now got a 1200 mAh with Deans crammed in there, although granted only by cutting a hole at the front of the "slide" under the barrel.  The CM.121 should have more room.

Of course, it depends what chargers) you've already got, what connectors they can handle, and whether you want to delete the stock connector and solder in another one.  I wouldn't recommend throwing a lot of time or money at an AEP as the power is always going to be limited by the tiny cylinder volume.