Where we race, we don't have time in between rounds to discharge, then recharge. I only had enough $$$ to get one 1s/4000 pack; I can't run my 2s/3200 packs with the new 1s/13.5/CoT class. I just re-peak the one pack, and I still run pretty decent.
IT WILL STILL RUN GOOD. BUT IN THE LONG RUN THEY WON'T LAST AS LONG.
Agreed. I have been running the same single cell pack since February with no issues. Between the constant testing I do along with racing 2 to 3 times a week for the most part, I probably have over 200 charges on that pack and it just set a new track record last week. I simply do what I was told to do with them and it has been flawless... Charge it at 10 amps, run it, repeak it, run it again. It sits at whatever voltage it came out of the car until I go back to the track... repeak it and run it. no discharging, no screwing around with it. It doesn't even come out of the car.
Thought that you weren't supposed to charge a LiPo at more than 1c of the mAh; i.e., a 4000mAh pack at 4 amps, 3200mAh at 3.2 amps. What does charging a LiPo at 10 amps do to the pack? It would seem to me that that would definitely shorten the life span of the pack. If you're charging at 10 amps, how much more "punch" do you get, if any? My charger only goes to 5.0 amps.
LAST YEAR GUYS WERE ALREADY ON SECOND SEASON. SAID THEY NOTICE 1 TENTH TO 2 TENTH DIFFERNCE BETWEEN DISCHARGING VERSES NOT. GRANTED IT'S NOT THAT MUCH BUT THESE DAYS YOU NEED IT. MAYBE NOW THAT WE ARE ALL WRENCHING ON CARS MORE THAN WE EVER DID WE ARE PICKING UP THOSE TENTHS.
One suggestion if you don't have a lipo charger yet. Find a Competition GFX with lipo conversion. That way you can discharge lipo batteries if you choose at higher discharge rates plus the advantage of higher charge rates if you choose to use them, and the ability to cycle your lipo batteries. I have purchased them used for decent prices in the swap and sell section.:thumbsup:
