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Old 11-30-2008, 06:52 PM
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I just cycled one of my 5200/24C packs. I charged it up to until the voltage was at 8.44 while the charge was off. So the pack had 8.44 resting voltage.

Here are the numbers:

Regular charge which the pack has a resting voltage of 8.39

529 - 7.38 - 6.1

8.44 resting voltage:

544 - 7.40 - 6.3


So if you think 15 seconds of runtime with .02 higher average voltage will give you much better lap times then charging at 8.44 is the solution. I doubt that this can make a big difference on the track.

For those who see an increase in IR that is surely caused by the pack not being cycled for a few days. The last cycle numbers I had for this pack it had been cycled a few times that day.
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