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Old 08-27-2011, 01:25 PM
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summerwind
 
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Default RE: battery question

guys you are just guessing here.
i quit using 4.8 packs a long time ago because 6 volt packs add a bit to the safety margin.......in fact, all but one of my planes use 2 switches and 2 packs(6V). the lightest packs are 3 oz so i only suffer an added 1.5 oz vs a single 4.8 pack................of course that's a whole nother subject.

to the pack in question, it does sound like it's close either way, but you don't really know unless you cycle the pack on a cycler.
the pack should read well over your voltage fresh off the charger, but not always is the case.
if you can discharge the pack, then charge it full again, then discharge and if it's within 10% of capacity, then it's safe to use........anything below that and i would not take the chance.
batteries of your capacity are cheap, especially in terms of what you have into the model right?