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Old 07-07-2006, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by treky11
Rick,

How much would you expect to diminish the life of the pack by charging at 7.5 or 10 amps. How many times do you think you could charge the pack at those rates before it started to take a hit in performance - 50 charges? 100 charges?

I realize this would just be a guess on your part but I am curious. People say at 4.8 amps it can be charged 500+ times. Frankly, that would last me a few years, at which time the battery would be dated. If I can get somewhere around 150 charges I will be more than happy.

Thanks in advance for your input.
NiMH cells wouldn't last very ong with 10A charges, so 6A would most likely hurt the pack pretty quickly. Why do you want to charge above the optimum rate anyways. At 6A you're only reducing the charge time by 12 minutes and you don't get any extra power from the batteries. (less maybe if they overheat)
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