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Old 04-22-2003, 12:14 PM
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vtheo,
The limiting factor on amperage is the PCB. It doesn't really matter how much a battery can put out, the PCB will put restrictions on it. If you refer to my Motor Tests (in my sig) I tested this to some extent.

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I attribute the discrepencies to how my Peak Charger works. It monitors the voltage and stops charge/discharge based on 'Delta Peak'. But at the 1A charge rate (which is VERY aggressive) it's kind of like baking a cake at 1,000_°. The Charger sees the outside is golden brown and stops, but the insides are still a little uncooked.

Using the calculations and manually charging would result in a more thoroughly charged battery...At the cost of shortened lifespan (unless you actually charge at the recommended rate, which is something wacky like 16mA for 16hours for the 160mAH battery)
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