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doublest

05-13-2003 01:20 PM

Battery help

After using a battery, i discharge. Then if im gonna leave for a day or more i put 10 mins worth of charge back in. wen i wanna use again do i discharge back to 5.4v or just charge.

Thanks

racerdx6

05-13-2003 08:13 PM

That's what I do with my Nimh packs. But never leave charge in a Nicd pack.

Cole Trickle

05-14-2003 12:59 AM

Re: Battery help

Quote:

Originally posted by doublest
After using a battery, i discharge. Then if im gonna leave for a day or more i put 10 mins worth of charge back in. wen i wanna use again do i discharge back to 5.4v or just charge.

Thanks

When I use them again, I first discharge to ensure they take a full charge. A complete charge from time to time, improves performance. Promatch and other matchers do recommend discharging before use.

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