albeerto

why do racers do this.what does this do to the battery.what happens if u dont discharge?

Dawman

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Nicads will build up a memory and won`t get as much runtime or power out of the pack . Nimh require equalizing so all cells are at the same voltage to get better runtime and power .

strangeperson

how do u discharge them

Chris_RC

Alot of racers use a discharger of high amp like 30 amp, [link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUNE9&P=7[/link] followed up by the Novak Smart Tray to balance or equalize them. [link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMXZ7&P=ML[/link]

But for the backyard basher you can just use something like this, http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXUTL7&P=ML

albeerto

i run nimh.how much time does it take to dicharge

albeerto

not dicharge equalize.sorry

Chris_RC

Hard to say. Best bet is to get a account on ebay or rctech.net/forum as they have a huge for sale/trade forum with alot of novak smart trays going for $30-$40 shipped. Think of it tis way. it stops when it gets to .9 volts her cell. .9 X 6= 5.4 volts for a 6 cell battery. When you charge them they go up to around 8.5-9 volts and the Novak Smart Tray discharges at 2.7 amps. Do you have a side by side pack where you can see the battery bars that connect the cell or a stick pack? You cant use the novak smart tray on a stick pack.

albeerto

my batteries arent side by side.i guess ill just go with the muchmore dicharger cause i dont have alot of money for this hobby.

Chris_RC

oh, then get the discahrger. Think of it as it conditions batteries.