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zeropointbug · 06.24.2009, 10:28 PM

I don't know about the last generation lipos, but the new 35C, 40C, with 5C charging, they apparently need a 'break-in' period... they say go easy on the throttle, and charge at a lower charge rate for the first ~20 cycles or so. They also decrease in cell Ri over the first ~100 cycles, so that's good news.

For cars and trucks you don't see the kinds of currents like planes and heli's put through their systems on a continuous basis... you should be fine, just buy a pack, use it, and take care of it.

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zeropointbug Z-Pinch racer Offline Posts: 3,141 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SK, Canada	06.24.2009, 10:28 PM I don't know about the last generation lipos, but the new 35C, 40C, with 5C charging, they apparently need a 'break-in' period... they say go easy on the throttle, and charge at a lower charge rate for the first ~20 cycles or so. They also decrease in cell Ri over the first ~100 cycles, so that's good news. For cars and trucks you don't see the kinds of currents like planes and heli's put through their systems on a continuous basis... you should be fine, just buy a pack, use it, and take care of it. “The modern astrophysical concept that ascribes the sun’s energy to thermonuclear reactions deep in the solar interior is contradicted by nearly every observable aspect of the sun.” —Ralph E. Juergens