Discharger for inline 6-cell
#16
Originally posted by Rob Mincey
I don't know about the Orion stick pack discharger, but I do know that Venom cautions against using their product to discharge a full, or almost full stick pack. Apparently, it can't take the heat generated by the process.
Rob
I don't know about the Orion stick pack discharger, but I do know that Venom cautions against using their product to discharge a full, or almost full stick pack. Apparently, it can't take the heat generated by the process.
Rob
#17
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I agree, if you are running Ni-CD's and not Ni-MH you should use some kind of discharger. I used bulbs for years and they work just find as long as you watch them and don't forget about them. you can even use a cheap voltmeter to monitor the pack voltage. You want to stop discharging when the pack voltage hits 5.4V for a 6 cell pack.
This meter would work
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...oductId=127837
This meter would work
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...oductId=127837
#19
Actually I do run the car until it barely moves. The drop off is staggeringly fast. the car goes from ~20mph down to nothing in a mater of seconds. The wonders of NiCd. Once it stops moving, I do just turn it off and unplug the pack, though if I let it rest a few minutes the cells would equalize and it would crawl around a little longer.
I would probably never discharge a full pack. I usually give it at least a few minutes of run time in the car. The Orion was what I was thinking when I heard light board. I may check it out. It certainly looks a bit more heat-resistant than the plastic-shelled Venom. Can't even blow a fan on the electronics with that one.
I got interested in this because my packs only took about 15-20mins to peak charge when the charger says it'd take about 45 mins. I do remember the packs taking longer to charge, so I was thinking memory was starting to set in... or maybe they're just breaking in. They run for about as long as they charge in constant use on a stock 540 motor pushing a shaft 4wd car, which is quite a load on a relatively cheap 1500mAh sport pack.
I would probably never discharge a full pack. I usually give it at least a few minutes of run time in the car. The Orion was what I was thinking when I heard light board. I may check it out. It certainly looks a bit more heat-resistant than the plastic-shelled Venom. Can't even blow a fan on the electronics with that one.
I got interested in this because my packs only took about 15-20mins to peak charge when the charger says it'd take about 45 mins. I do remember the packs taking longer to charge, so I was thinking memory was starting to set in... or maybe they're just breaking in. They run for about as long as they charge in constant use on a stock 540 motor pushing a shaft 4wd car, which is quite a load on a relatively cheap 1500mAh sport pack.
#20
Originally posted by Liko
Actually I do run the car until it barely moves. The drop off is staggeringly fast. the car goes from ~20mph down to nothing in a mater of seconds. The wonders of NiCd. Once it stops moving, I do just turn it off and unplug the pack
Actually I do run the car until it barely moves. The drop off is staggeringly fast. the car goes from ~20mph down to nothing in a mater of seconds. The wonders of NiCd. Once it stops moving, I do just turn it off and unplug the pack