Batteries running-in and swollen batteries
Hi all,
What do we know about battery running-in?
Is it really necessary at all?
I know what running-in does for I.C. engine, but what does it do for battery?
Up till now, according to the battery distributors recommendations, I used to fly a new battery 5 times with not more power than half throttle.
This is an unpleasant process; especially if you don't understand why it is needed and what it does to the battery.
Lately a friend of mine told me that his friend, someone who works in the U.A.V. industries, told him that that type of running-in (fly 5 times with not more power then half throttle) does not do any good for the battery.
He claims that a real running-in process is: charge the battery at about 0.5 C and discharge it at about 0.2 C, 5 times.
My friend told me that since he started to run-in his batteries this way, his batteries do not become swollen during the time.
I will be glad to have your responses to the above.
Best regards,
Isaac Najary