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Now, i understand that my ever so faithful Super IQ can be modded to charge NiMH batteries . I was also told that Sam out in Calgary Alberta ( good guy ! ) was doing them, however is not doing it anymore, anyone aware of anybody modding them? I understand that a new one is far less money and work ! But i try and keep as much " vintage " in my shop as possible , man , i have been using Nicads up until now. LOL. Any help would be greatly appreciated ! Cheers

there's this place in austrailia.............

http://www.rccar.com.au/Victor%20Engineering1.htm

some of our members from down under might know this guy.

Thanks , yet again, scr8p

do not quote me on this....... i am no battery expert. but i have read that as long as you set the delta peak correctly, it should have no problems charging nimh packs.

do a google search for "victor hiiq". there some discussions about them on rctech and a couple other places. i pretty sure that's were i read my above statement.

I have heard conflicting reports as to what to do, and by no means am i well versed on anything electrical , I can say, that John from the site emailed me back and i have since ordered an upgrade module. Once it arrives ( 27USD ) i will post how i made out . Not a huge following on this thread , but never the less, i will update. Thanks again scr8p

ya, let me know how you make out. i found that site around 2 years ago and have been procrastinating about doing the upgrade to mine. i've had it since 93 or so, and it still works flawlessly.

It's too bad Sam isn't doing upgrades anymore.

I had 2 Victors updated and it was money well spent.

Ok, so I received the EPROM 9 days after placing an order threw John, Transit time was good (Australia to Toronto) Total cost, 20 USD. I was a little concerned with the whole install, I am not electrically minded, but never the less, 3 minutes and I was done. I received both the installation guide, and instructions from john, and am just now reading up on what my abilities are now, Did throw a quick charge into a NiMH without a problem and john was great to deal with. Thanks again scr8p for the lead. Another note, he has a backlit light display panel for 40 USD, man that has been my only pet peeve about this unit since day one, I will get that once the budget permits.