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Old 06-25-2017, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gmeyers
By the by - mah or mAh simply refers to how many milliamps of current it has and can release in an hour at a given rate. Voltage is the power or push that a battery has - so a 2600mAh and a 1300mAh will have the same push , or power, at the same voltage but the 1300mAh battery will die sooner given the same load as a 2600mAh battery or even a 3500mAh battery. For more power or push add cells.
Lithium Polymer batteries are 3.7 volts per cell so a 3S liPo is 11.1volts but it's a difference that probably doesn't make a difference through a power panel. BUT for a starter it usually needs a bit more power to spin larger engines. a 12v lead acid battery fresh off the charger usually has a voltage of around 13.8volts and it levels off after awhile to 12.xxx volts. A LiPo at 11.1 volts probably won't spin an engine over 60 against strong compression (I use 14.8 volts) dynatron and Ryobi starters can handle up to 18 volts.
Yes, I was referring to glow starters/chargers, not engine starters.
I use the same 4S 2600mAh LiPo with my Dynatron engine starter, so when it comes to starting .40 engines, etc I will just use a smaller capacity LiPo for the glow charger.
I have two 1/2a engine starters - the green Sullivan and the white/black Miller, but I don't really use them. I need to give then another try for situations like fredvon4 mentions, and maybe especially for my horde of Pee Wee's without spring starters.