New Hyperion, new 3000 mAh, .10C, 30 hours first charge?
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New Hyperion, new 3000 mAh, .10C, 30 hours first charge?
It'll probably be obvious that I'm new to this but I figured I better double check.
I've got a new Hyperion EOS 0606i and a new Venom 3000 mAh NiMH battery. After reading for a while on the net it seemed like what I should do is charge a new NiMH at .10C. So I set the charger for NiMH and there's a setting for charge rate that says C= that I set at .10A.
Now, looking at the LCD, 136 minutes have elapsed, and the accumulated capacity is at 226. At this rate it'll be 30 hours before it's charged. Is that correct?
136 minutes/226 mAh = .6017 mAh per minute.
.6017 mAh per minute * 3000 mAh total capacity for battery = 1805 minutes.
1805 minutes/60 minutes in an hour = 30 hours.
Am I doing this right?
I'm also confused about a trickle charge. http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-11.htm says "New nickel-based batteries should be trickle-charged for 24 hours prior to use. ". But my battery manufacturer on the box says not to trickle and recommends 3 amps for extended life.
For this 3000 mAh battery 1C = 3 Amps, right?
I've got a new Hyperion EOS 0606i and a new Venom 3000 mAh NiMH battery. After reading for a while on the net it seemed like what I should do is charge a new NiMH at .10C. So I set the charger for NiMH and there's a setting for charge rate that says C= that I set at .10A.
Now, looking at the LCD, 136 minutes have elapsed, and the accumulated capacity is at 226. At this rate it'll be 30 hours before it's charged. Is that correct?
136 minutes/226 mAh = .6017 mAh per minute.
.6017 mAh per minute * 3000 mAh total capacity for battery = 1805 minutes.
1805 minutes/60 minutes in an hour = 30 hours.
Am I doing this right?
I'm also confused about a trickle charge. http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-11.htm says "New nickel-based batteries should be trickle-charged for 24 hours prior to use. ". But my battery manufacturer on the box says not to trickle and recommends 3 amps for extended life.
For this 3000 mAh battery 1C = 3 Amps, right?
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RE: New Hyperion, new 3000 mAh, .10C, 30 hours first charge?
Yeah, Right, For this 3000 mAh battery 1C = 3 Amps,
But at 0.1C, you should be charging at 300mA instead of 100mA as your battery is 3000mAh. so that should complete in 10 hrs.
Also, while cycling, discharge at 0.2C i.e. C/5 and for you, its at 600mA.
Set discharge cutoff at 0.9 X Cell count. If its a 6 cell pack, set it to 5.4 volts.
Keep in mind that 0606 discharges at no more than 5W. So, even if you set discharge current at 600mA, it might start discharging at 5xxmA and then go upto 600mA as voltage drops.
I am currently "forming" my 4600 IB packs :-) right by my laptop.
One more thing. On first charge, there can be false peak detections. If charge terminates, restart charging.
Cycle atleast thrice.
After this you can charge at 3A.
It would be wise to have a slow charge - discharge cycle after every 10-12 cycles on your battery.
But at 0.1C, you should be charging at 300mA instead of 100mA as your battery is 3000mAh. so that should complete in 10 hrs.
Also, while cycling, discharge at 0.2C i.e. C/5 and for you, its at 600mA.
Set discharge cutoff at 0.9 X Cell count. If its a 6 cell pack, set it to 5.4 volts.
Keep in mind that 0606 discharges at no more than 5W. So, even if you set discharge current at 600mA, it might start discharging at 5xxmA and then go upto 600mA as voltage drops.
I am currently "forming" my 4600 IB packs :-) right by my laptop.
One more thing. On first charge, there can be false peak detections. If charge terminates, restart charging.
Cycle atleast thrice.
After this you can charge at 3A.
It would be wise to have a slow charge - discharge cycle after every 10-12 cycles on your battery.