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do you cycle rx batts

Postby woody7 » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:12 pm

hi,just a quickie is it worth cycling (discharge to recharge)nicads batterys and if so how often,,,,does it extend there life,as in normal use they only get drained prob 10-20% never fully.... :D :? :D
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Postby srm99 » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:30 pm

new batterys will be ok u can cycle them every 20 charges but i dont and havent had a prob in 1 1/2 years but i check before every flight .
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Re: do you cycle rx batts

Postby skywalker » Fri May 28, 2010 5:07 pm

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Re: do you cycle rx batts

Postby chainsaw » Sat May 29, 2010 7:51 am

yes i do but probably not as much as i should .. generaly the nimh as they seem to do the peak charge before they are charged nicad if you dont use them for a while, lipos dont think i have ever done just charged and use some of my lipos are 3 years old still seem to be going strong.. :o anyhow what do you do guru swarmy :?:
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