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Old 01-14-2010 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CarbonJoe
Not entirely true... for LiPo, if you set the cell count and capacity correctly, it will only allow you to charge up to 1C. The Checkpoint TC-1030 will allow you to go up to 2C for LiPo. For NiCD and NiMH, you can go to 8A on the ICE, 10A on the TC-1030.
I was implying that you'd be "tricking" the charger into thinking that there was a larger capacity battery being charged to use charge rates higher than 1C. Again, it could be done, but it's not a recommended practice.
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