Battery discharger
03-10-2002, 08:45 AM
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I believe it is a good idea to discharge your batt packs completely before recharging. I was wondering if anybody has made a homemade discharger and how.
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03-10-2002, 10:15 AM
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Leave it in the flight pack and switch it on.
Or,
Hook the battery up to a small light bulb.
Ed s
Without some method of terminating the discharge you run the risk of reversing 1 or more cells which can permanently damage the pack. There is no reason to discharge a pack other than to check capacity occasionally.
Or,
Hook the battery up to a small light bulb.
Ed s
Without some method of terminating the discharge you run the risk of reversing 1 or more cells which can permanently damage the pack. There is no reason to discharge a pack other than to check capacity occasionally.
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The battery bug...http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi-9.htm...cheap and it works.
Johnny
http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi-9.htm
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03-15-2002, 01:13 PM
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I bought an Astro Flight Model 104 Discharger. It discharges both 4 and 8 cell packs at the same time to between 1 and 1.1v per cell (very consistent). Cheap too, I picked it up from Tower!
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I would like to refer this to a higher power, but until OZ has spoken, I wouldn't discharge/cycle them after each use. Just isn't necessary in my opinion. Although batteries are by far one of the most important links to our success, we tend to make them more complicated than necessary at times_Bob
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Re: Every Time
Originally posted by bob_nj
I would like to refer this to a higher power, but until OZ has spoken, I wouldn't discharge/cycle them after each use. Just isn't necessary in my opinion. Although batteries are by far one of the most important links to our success, we tend to make them more complicated than necessary at times_Bob
I would like to refer this to a higher power, but until OZ has spoken, I wouldn't discharge/cycle them after each use. Just isn't necessary in my opinion. Although batteries are by far one of the most important links to our success, we tend to make them more complicated than necessary at times_Bob
