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Old 02-17-2010 | 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by canuppchad@yaho
Ok Thanks. A fellow at the local hobby shop was saying that if you charge at a higher amp that somehow the battery would have more punch. I was kinda skeptical of this theory but didnt know.
It may have been for NiCds, but was really a NiMh practice that racers used. It has no bearing on lipos though - there is no increase in punch. If its cold where you're running, you can improve lipo performance by warming them up. Lipo performs better when they're warm. Plane guys know this, been doing it for a long time - they pre-warm them up to about 100F (body temp).
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