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XxX700XxX 06-28-2013 10:32 PM

what amp to charge at
 
I have an older vision peak charger And there's a 2 amp and 4 amp setting I'm charging a 5000mah battery.so my question is what would be the better amp to charge this battery at? Thanks for any responds

84 GT 5.0 06-29-2013 12:27 AM

4amp

ImageX 06-29-2013 03:07 AM


Originally Posted by XxX700XxX (Post 12300655)
I have an older vision peak charger And there's a 2 amp and 4 amp setting I'm charging a 5000mah battery.so my question is what would be the better amp to charge this battery at? Thanks for any responds


It would be "better" for that battery to charge at 2 amps.... but it will be happy with 4 amps as well. As a general rule.... a slower less powerful charge is always best for the battery's health and will prolong it's life. Most people wold choose the 4 amp charge as it's near a healthy normal 1C charge rate and would be quicker than 2 amps. I say if you have time to wait though.. go slow as possible.

got_nitro 06-29-2013 05:06 AM


Originally Posted by 84 GT 5.0 (Post 12300786)
4amp


Originally Posted by ImageX (Post 12300911)
It would be "better" for that battery to charge at 2 amps.... but it will be happy with 4 amps as well. As a general rule.... a slower less powerful charge is always best for the battery's health and will prolong it's life. Most people wold choose the 4 amp charge as it's near a healthy normal 1C charge rate and would be quicker than 2 amps. I say if you have time to wait though.. go slow as possible.

HUH?:weird: You should know what your talking about before slapping up posts..

First of all, that charger (while plugged into a 115-120V wall) will only charge at 2 amps. It will charge at 4 amps if you have a power supply and use the banana plugs.

OP, it doesn't matter what setting you have that charger on while plugged into a wall, it will only charge at 2 amps. If you did have a power supply and wanted to charge your pack at 4 amps you will be perfectly fine.


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