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Old 02-28-2008, 09:22 PM
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No. Top them off before storing them. Top them off every couple of weeks if you won't be using them.

Here's my cycle of batteries.

The day of a race I will use the Tekin tray that discharges each cell. Then charge the batteries full. Run a race. Top them off again. Then I use that battery for the third qual. or the main. A different battery is used for other qualifiers, but it gets the same treatment. When I get home I top off the batteries again and wait till next weekend. A minimum of two Nimh's is needed for a day of racing for one vehicle. Unfortunately I have two vehicles and I require lots of practice so I have 8 packs that get used during one race day.
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