2mtech
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Yes 5000 mAh 50C. They really brought my 27T brushed rigs to life too!"thumbsup", Gens Ace 5000 3S 50C? It seems to be a popular item.
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Yes 5000 mAh 50C. They really brought my 27T brushed rigs to life too!"thumbsup", Gens Ace 5000 3S 50C? It seems to be a popular item.
Turnigy rates the 1300mah 4s graphene that I have them in at 10c charge rate. I don't have a charger that'll support 13 amps though.
I think for any lipos, it is not wise to charge at 10C charge rate.
I think for any lipos, it is not wise to charge at 10C charge rate.
Lol, I know someone who charges there gen ace batterys at 40 amps. And they actually last too.
That would get nearly as heated as politics and religion! :lmao:
It's been proven, time and time again, that charging at 1C is the best for the health and longevity of your battery.
Jato I'd really like to see that proof using modern lipo's. Below is proof that >1C can be done w/o reducing battery health (3C charge, 13.3C discharge, 300+ tests). He got less than 10% capacity loss by 300+ cycles, which is well above the norm considering he charged up to 4.2v and discharged to 3.33v per cell. Other tests I've seen at 1C/10C show greater losses at similar voltages/cycles, while the same can be expected after 1000 cycles if you change end voltages to 4.1v/3.5v.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1142882-Test-a-Thunder-Power-Pro-Power-45-till
My suspicions are that most people charging at >5C are also reaching the limits during discharging. High discharge rates also affect battery life, drastically in many cases. It's kind of like someone saying "I use only the best shampoo for my cage-fighting dogs but their fur still falls out" - you've got other problems, buddy.
High-C charging can allow for other, even safer techniques. I now never have to leave a lipo charged for >1 day. I can use fast charge, which stops them a bit short but cuts lots of charging time (no low-amp trickle period). The runtime lost in capacity is more than made up by high-C charging, and any life lost by high-C charging is more than made up for by ending below 4.2v/cell.
I certainly wouldn't recommend >2C on crap batteries any more than I'd recommend the full rated discharge.
Pretty much only run Turnigy Nano-Tech and just ordered my first set of Turnigy Graphene for my comp trucks. Never had a Turnigy pack fail me and I'm far from gentle on them. Really excited to try the Graphene. Sucks they're like 3-4x the price of the Nano-Tech. Hopefully it's worth it.