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Old 01-28-2016, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by emerilnut
C is the mAh rating of the battery divided by 1,000.
Then you charge at 1 x C, 2 x C, 3 x C, etc.

So for a 5000 mAh pack, C is 5000 / 1000 or 5
Then 1C charging is 5 amps, 2C is 10 amps, and 3C is 15 amps.
Now I feel dumb that's what I thought then I totally forgot to do the math because I thought it was some super complicated formula
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