Originally Posted by
IndyPhil26
Just getting back into racing and I was wondering how your maintaining your cells. For 1/12 stock. Its been over 2 years since I last raced and it seems that allot of new cells are out. Different cells always reacted differently than others so whats your strategy.
Phil
I've had my IB4200shv for over two years now, and i have followed the same routine on each of my packs without a single cell blowing up or dropping to zero volts.
1. Turn up to race and equalize cells to 0.9volts per cell (never go below 0.9v per cell).
2. Charge cells at 5amps with cutoff set to 2mv per cell temp at 47degrees C and max charge of 4500mA.
3. After the race let the pack cool down next equalize cells to 0.9volts per cell (never go below 0.9v per cell).
4. Charge pack and put in 1000mA and store away at room temperature.
5. If you are leaving the packs for longer than a week between use then put more charge into the pack.
This has worked for me and i'm still getting 4100+mA into my packs, they do lack in punch but have plenty of runtime in them.
hope this helps
Steve