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<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Georgie,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What
I remember the guys at that seminar said was something more
like:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If and
only if:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1)
your charger balances continually and terminates charge if at any point it
cannot maintain balance as the charge progresses,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2)
your battery is a high charge/discharge rate cell ( 15C or 20C
rated)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>3)
your charger terminates if for any reason any one cell hits
4.2V</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>then
you can charge at up to 3C</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Of
course, the charger they were selling was built to satisfy #1 and
#3. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thunder-Power does something similar with a two-component
system. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=043255318-18082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So you
were charging at 5C with a standard 2-wire to the battery charger? Please be
careful, my friend.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>george w.
kennie<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 18, 2006 2:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA
Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion]
charging<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is just an FYI based on my
experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At the WRAM Show I attended a seminar by the
Kokam Battery guys and was advised that it would be completely safe
to charge my Lithium Poly batteries at a rate of 3C if one was using one of
their Balance Pro Chargers. Well, needless to say, I didn't purchase one of
their chargers, however, after hearing about several others who were
charging at 3C I decided that I would try the 3C rate and find out what my
experience would be like.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have some small packs for foamies so I decided
to try one of them expecting to find some negative result, but the opposite
seemed to be the case. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple of weeks ago I attended a contest where
I was shooting my mouth off about how I had been charging at 3C and was
brought up short by one of those listening and advised that charging at this
rate would cause the batteries to overheat, to which I responded rather
emphatically that my batteries were remaining cool. This particular gentleman
became rather insensed and insistant that he knew for a fact that the heat
build-up would be destructive to the health of the batteries. The
gentleman walked away with a look of disgust and I felt bad that I had come
across so forcefully (happens too often).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, the gist of all this is that this A.M. I
went to the flying field and informed all in attendance that I was
intending to perform and experiment in which I would charge a Lithium
Poly pack in 12 minutes at a rate of 5C and we would see what would happen, I
being ready to sacrifice the pack if that indeed took place. Well, in 12
minutes exactly, the charger shut down and indicated that charge completion
had occurred. I immediately disconnected the pack and ran to the rest of the
group in attendance and had everybody feel the temperature of the pack and to
everyone's amazement the pack was not even luke warm. I subsequently flew the
pack and thought that I got a little longer flight time than I normally
do (probably all in my head). Now, these packs have never been balanced, and
in fact have no balance plugs.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, am I recommending that everyone start
charging at 5C? Definitely not ! I'm certainly no battery guru, but I am
of the opinion that there may be a lot more for us to learn about the current
technology and I'm certain the developments in the near future will surprise
many (including me).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Georgie</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>