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Old 12-07-2012 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by roylo
Hi. I have 2 Orion 6500 90c Li Po 7.4 volt packs. Just wanted to know what is the ideal amps to charge these at to get the best long term life out of the battery? At the moment Im charging at 4amps and my charger goes up to 6amps. Im not fussed if it takes longer to charge. Also, will I get better punch charging at higher amps?

How do the SMC's 6500 compare performace and quality wise to the Orion?

Thanks..
You can charge at 6 amps this will not hurt the pack. This is 1C.

You can go visit this thread I did about battery testing and see some interesting results.

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=362697
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