Is this normal....lipo

[BrianG]

What voltage did it start at? It's possible you might have overdischarged it a little. It could also be getting old (you didn't define how long "a while back" is).

Also, did you balance at the same time? If so, the balancer does bleed some capacity away while doing its job, but an extra ~600mAh sounds a bit high unless the balancer was on for the majority of the charge.

From the sounds of it, those NiMHs are working too hard or are "optimistically" rated. I usually put right around 3100-3200 mAh back into my GP3300 cells (non-matched or zapped). If NiMHs heat up too much or drain too hard during running, it could reduce their capacity.

[speed demon]

The volts were 3.1ish per cell when I plugged it it. Yes I balanced charged for the whole time(70min). I've got about 40cycles on the lipo. My buddies nimh have around 100+cylces and he has gotten them hot a few times...160 pack but 185 on the hump cell. Thanks for the quick reply.