dead battery

[John Ferrell]

Don't forget, the race car guys like to store theirs shorted.

John Ferrell
6241 Phillippi Rd
Julian NC 27283
Phone: (336)685-9606
johnferrell at earthlink.net
http://DixieNC.US
NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
"My Competition is Not My Enemy"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Del K. Rykert" <drykert at rochester.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: dead battery


> My vote also Wayne would be to replace. It is down in capacity and dead
> NiCad's have been known to reverse polarity easily after being run down
> dead. I don't know when or how that occurs but I have had it happen to me
> more than once.
>   A rule of thumb I always use is I cycle a new pack and almost always get
> more than their rated capacity, "SR" packs, and when that initial capacity
> that pack had drops to 80% or 2 years of use I retire them. I never go to
> 80% of their rated capacity.
>                           del
>                NSRCA - 473
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:53 AM
> Subject: dead battery
>
>
> > I accidentally bump the switch on my flight pack and it was on for about
a
> > week.  1500 mil NiCad pack.  It took 1650 mil on the recharge.  I then
> > cycled the pack twice and both times it would discharge about 1250mil
and
> > recharge about the same.  I am using a SuperNova charger and discharged
at
> > .5 amp and recharged at .2 amp   Does this seem like the pack is OK or
is
> it
> > time to replace?  This pack is about 1 1/2 years old.
> >
> > Wayne Galligan
> >
> >
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