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Old 03-06-2011 | 05:51 AM
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gulio
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Originally Posted by Robby368
Just got into SCT with the xxx-sct. I got the 5000mah losi lipo hardcase with EC3 connectors and an accucycle elite. From a totally dead batt I'll only get 2800mah readout on a full charge. I charge at 2.0amps and it takes about 2 hours.

I did alot of reading and the accucycle elite has the constant current/constant voltage function which seems to be the same as buying an extra lipo balancer. With the cc/cv feature I plug directly into the EC3 connector to charge, it also has the small white balancer connector but I haven't used it.

I just ran it at the track and got 10:20 runtime out of it. So am I doing everything right? Both batt and charger are brand new.
You may have terms mixed up , but are doing everything right. It looks possible to run about 12-14 minutes at max (based on the pack's charge level when started) The elite is a very precise small charger.

mixups :

the white plug is for the temp probes
cc/cv is the charge routine for pb/LI type packs (not the same as balancing)
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