Originally Posted by
urnotevenwrong
I don't know what you have done for your packs to lose capacity that early in their life.
Protek recommends that you don't discharge below 50% for the first 5 cycles. Also, that the first 5 cycles are not really high C rates. I follow that advice, and notice my batteries don't puff or lose any capacity until 100+ cycles.
Additionally, a 10A charge/discharge cycle is not going to do anything to stress the battery enough for your ir numbers to mean anything. If you start cycling at 40A you would see way different IR numbers.
You may have been involved in the hobby for 40+ years, but it sounds like you have been doing it wrong for a while.
Dude, if you read the post, the objective is for me to get comparative numbers using the same type of test. Sorry if you don't like it or agree. Ideally, one would discharge the batteries at the same exact amp rating as the load found while running the car. The numbers may not mean anything to you, but it does to me especially when the "road test" confirms them.
And as for your last comment, I'm sure I've forgotten more than what you currently think you know.