albeerto

is there any way to save a stick pack that causes turbo lag?i dont want to throw those batteries away.if nothing can fix it then i guess the deed will have to be done.

team carpet fire

make it a side x side

RC_Basher20

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im just like u i dont like to throw stuff away lol

nikg

What do you mean by turbo lag? Are the batts just not working very well anymore? Give us some information about the packs like what brand they are and how old they are.
Without knowing anything else I would suggest a few timed cycles at C/10 for 14 hours. Remember to fully discharge them first before starting a charge cycle.

Chris_RC

You can give them to me!!!!!!

albeerto

turbo lag means that thres no punch at the begining and then after a few seconds it drives off.at first it twiches when u give it a little throttle.i cant believe no on eknows what this is.2 3600 sanyo batteries and 1 3000 epic

albeerto

help

aftermarket

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Have they been in storage for a while? Stored battery packs need a bit of time before they kick back. Treat 'em like new and c/10 charge 'em I'd say three or four times.

:-)

"Turbo Lag" is not a commonly used term in rc as there are usually no turbos involved. Do you run a brushless system? If so, it may be that the problem you are encountering is not to do with your battery, but a fairly common issue known as "cogging".

albeerto

i run a brushless sytem and they started doing that maybe a few months back.

:-)

What brushless system do you run? I'm no electric guru but I think that with some systems you can upgrade the software which sometimes helps cogging (if it is cogging). Try, as suggested above, cycling the batteries. If that doesn't help then I'm all out of ideas...... buy a lipo[>:] and chuck the duds[:@]

aftermarket

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My older venom 3000 mah pack would make my car act just like yours. The brushless is demanding power that the battery can't provide, but it smooths out as speeds progress.

albeerto

yeah thats exactly what mine does.what do u mean by cycling the batteries?

Chris_RC

Get a c/10 charger and charge it for 14 hours. Then drive it slow until it completely dies out (wont move and if I want it to discharge more I let it sit for another couple minutes. That is the cheap way. What is the lowest amp setting on your charger? Does your charger use a Flex? It puts a little charge into them and then discahrges a bit. Good for reviving old batteries.