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Post subject: Brian....  Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:24 pm |
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How did the batteries turn out? Hopefully they worked right. I still can't understand why a set of 6 only showed 1.2 volts (and YES, I did check the polarities 3 times before soldering). lol I'm thinking that maybe Venom shipped them completely drained. Hopfully cycling them brings the voltage up.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:21 pm |
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they blew up inside the matrix  jk
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Post subject: well.. Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:47 pm |
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I didn't get a chance to cycle them yet. I wanted to make sure I could 'baby sit' them just incase. So that's the plan for this evening! I'll let you know how it goes.
Brian
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Post subject: update: Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:01 pm |
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Well, it's on it's 3rd cycle... and it finally looks like it's taking a charge. Lets just hope I don't have to go running out into the yard again with this pack!
Speaking of batteries, I just got my hands on some of the new LiMn's!
They look pretty cool. I need to find a car to run these things in. I haven't done electric in a long time. Anyone got an e-max?
Might have to dust off the RC-10!
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thenewguy821
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:37 pm |
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Sounds good so far. Hopefully they work.
As for electrics, newguyjr has a Sprint..... I'm sure I could get my hands on it for a while.
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Brian_BigSquidRC
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Post subject: update #2 Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:48 am |
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Well, after about 5 cycles, it finally charged past 300mah. This time it got to about 1100 when it started to get a little warm for my liking so I pulled the plug. So now we'll just have to see how it does. Hopefully they work! (fingers crossed)
Brian
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:48 pm |
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What charging rate are you using? Usually, for 2/3A size batteries, you should keep the charging rate below 1.0 Amps. I usually charge at .5 amps. It takes a little longer, but since it charges slower, it doesn't get as hot, and will peak a little higher than a faster charge rate.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:07 pm |
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I have been doing the charging at 1.0A.
I tried a pack at 1.2 once, and it went boom! The box for the battries says to charge between 1.0A and 2.0A.
Maybe I'll bump it down a little... I'm just not a patient guy. 
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