Originally Posted by
UKRCGUY
Ok cool...
Ok so it got to 48 mins and about 700mah before it displayed full. Can i ask:
- How does it know what the peak charge is?
- If i discharge this now to then re-cycle should i leave it a while between or straight away?
- What discharge settings would you advise? I have attached pictures of the display...
NiCD has this peak voltage signature when it reaches the peak that your charger will detect. Unlike old timer or temperature based chargers, it is much more accurate to determine when the battery has reached its full charge level.
Honestly I would just run the pack in your vehicle a few times vs doing the charge/discharge cycle. You will not get the full power out of your battery the first 5-10 cycles, but after that you should get the potential max output out of them.
Since I don't discharge my NiCd sport packs on my chargers, someone else can chime in on the discharge setting. I will say to be very careful with this because as I mentioned many times already, these chargers can not detect the weak cell in your sports pack; it is relying on the voltage sum of the 6 cells.