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Kos-Mos · February 20th, 2007, 23:10

Hmmm

just above your tread is a sticky called "Battery FAQ" It is all in there.

Here is a link if you lost it (how could you anyways):

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=25656

You can discharge Ni-Mh pack up to 0.9v per cell, while Ni-Cd packs CAN be discharged fully. It is NOT recomended and will damage the pack to fully drain it. The reason is that the pack will degenerate to compesate for the discharge, so slow discharge will actually be deeper than fast one.

If you have a good charger with cycle capacity, it will not let the pack go below 0.9v

A normal pack (I mean not the crappy no brand ones) will be fuctionning properly up to 120°F/50°C. Above that it might fail. A good pack can go higher with less risks (I already ran a pack up to 75°C...Pack was worth 160$)

Oh and it's better to discharge packs faster tant too slow. A mini type pack can be drained at 10A while a Large pack can be done at 25-30A.

Same apply for charging, 1st time in a while should be max. 1c (a 2000mAh should be charged at or less).

February 20th, 2007, 23:10	#4
Kos-Mos Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lévis (QC)	Hmmm just above your tread is a sticky called "Battery FAQ" It is all in there. Here is a link if you lost it (how could you anyways): http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=25656 You can discharge Ni-Mh pack up to 0.9v per cell, while Ni-Cd packs CAN be discharged fully. It is NOT recomended and will damage the pack to fully drain it. The reason is that the pack will degenerate to compesate for the discharge, so slow discharge will actually be deeper than fast one. If you have a good charger with cycle capacity, it will not let the pack go below 0.9v A normal pack (I mean not the crappy no brand ones) will be fuctionning properly up to 120°F/50°C. Above that it might fail. A good pack can go higher with less risks (I already ran a pack up to 75°C...Pack was worth 160$) Oh and it's better to discharge packs faster tant too slow. A mini type pack can be drained at 10A while a Large pack can be done at 25-30A. Same apply for charging, 1st time in a while should be max. 1c (a 2000mAh should be charged at or less). Last edited by Kos-Mos; February 20th, 2007 at 23:17..