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Battery Chargers
Hello all, we are planning on getting more batteries and chargers.
originally we were going to get the charger from the KOP:
http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-SC-...=pd_sim_auto_1
However i came across this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...Z769APCSGWAQ5V

Which does 2/8/12 AMP, instead the KOP which is 2/4/6.
Would charging at 12/8 amp do any harm to the battery?
I know the faster the charger the short the life but for competition we want to be able to run it at the fastest speed possible.
In short what is the largest possible AMPage we can charge the battery?
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