Trouble charging 1100mAh batteries

[AnimeKing]

I just started to run my HPI Micro RS4s again after about a year of them being packed away after a move.

I had purchased 4 of the HPI brand 1100mAh Ni-MH batteries. I pluged them all into a car and tried to get it to run. Only one had a slight amount of juice left that barely enabled me to turn the wheels.

So, I put them on to charge. I have a MRC SuperBrain 959 charger and I just conected the battery and hit start. After about 4 minutes it beeped telling me it was done. Impossible. I disconnected everything, hooked it back up and tried charging it again. This time it took more like 30 minutes. After it was done I took it for a run on my track and it only lasted about 8 laps (2-3 minutes).

Then I remembered that I was supposed to set the SuperBrain up before hitting start so I tried charging one on 1A and 30mV. It took much longer this time. However, when I went to go test it out on the track it did last longer, but not much. I'd say about 10 minutes tops.

I remember these things lasting about 30 minutes or more...longer than I could even drive them.

Are my batteries toast or is there anything I can do to get them back to the way they were?

[ayk_driver]

the 959 is notorious for false peaking and not fully charging packs... if u get a chance either at ur track or with sum friends.. ask to use sumone elses charger and see if it helps....

[AnimeKing]

So there shouldn't be anything wrong with the batteries after they sat for a year?

Is the 969 any better, or another brand?

[-=ADA$=-]

ive tried various settings, and it false peaked on not very good cells, after it false peaks just hit start again, ive had 2-3 false peaks for about 2-3 years, so its not notorious. It happens.

[AnimeKing]

Should it be 7.2V when fully charged? The highest I can seem to get is 6.66 (yeah, scarry).

[guver]

if you have 6.66 volts you have only 5 good cells, I wasn't sure how many cells in your pack.

[AnimeKing]

The HPI Micro batteries are only 5 cells. The package doesn't say 7.2V, but I read that some other 1100mAh packs were 7.2V though.

http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/parts/2414.jpg
This is a picture of it.

[guver]

Your voltage is ok, I would cycle them a few times . You are chargeing at a fairly high rate ( a default of 3 amps) the batt should be warm when full charged.