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Old 05-13-2008 | 02:18 PM
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Default RE: Battery charge puzzle

ORIGINAL: opjose

Yup, your charge rate is too low.

At that rate you are not going to get an accurate reading.

Set the charger for 1C and cycle the battery to see how it is doing.

FYI, I too charge at 1C with the Triton. I've never had a problem yet, neither do the packs get warm. If I can plan on flying the next day I use the wall wart at 100mA.

Run the NiCd batteries through a cycle about once a month. I use three chg/dsc cycles and try to keep a record of each cycle too. First it'll tell you the condition of your battery over time, and second, it'll show you that cycling actually works between #1 and #3.



Edited: forgot to proof-read