Bigron
10-22-2006, 07:54 AM
Hey guys i am a newbie to electric i have a few packs of 3600,3300 battery packs they were given to me by another racer.They are about a year old and will not discharge on my new novak smart tray. If novak is set to 0.1 the discharging will start on a few of the cells.When settings are set at 0.9 nothing will happen please help.Sorry about the long post thanks.
ta_man
10-22-2006, 08:29 AM
Maybe they are already completely discharged. Try charging them for just 5 minutes so that you know there is some charge in them and put them on the Novak and see what happens.
Bigron
10-22-2006, 09:02 AM
Thanks for your help sorry about the dumb question.
highroller
10-25-2006, 02:58 AM
Since you may not have an idea of how long the packs have sat unused, I would use a lower charge rate of 3=3.50 amp for the first charge. Either run them in vehicle or discharge them with a charger, string of bulbs at 20-35amp (whatever load you normally use). Wait a day or two to allow cells to balance and charge at a normal rate to see where pack peaks.
Bigron
10-25-2006, 08:27 AM
Thanks buddy i will try that.any more advice would be appreciated.
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