Topic: Conditioning Batteries

[blu666z]

Got my new PowerEx batteries today.  In the instructions is says they need to be cycled  3-5 times for best performance.  Then it says battery cycling ca ne achieved by simply using the batteries and recharging or using the charger's built in conditioner.  

Do I only have to use the conditioner once, or would I also do it 3-5 times?  Just kinda confusing wording.

-Kevin

[blu666z]

That's what I'm doing right now.  Kinda weird though.  Hot both buttons at the same time.  Both went yellow.  Before I left for the store, one had already switched to red(charging).  The other one, one hour later, is still discharging(yellow).

-Kevin

[Sean Gallemore]

The other one, one hour later, is still discharging(yellow).

if I didn't know we were talking about batteries, i'd say go to the doctor

[blu666z]

if I didn't know we were talking about batteries, i'd say go to the doctor

Not sure if I'm too high or if that was truly funny......

+T


 

-Kevin

[Brian Skalinder]

Here's how I do mine:

[1] Charge full, till green lights are lit
[2]  Swap batts from one side/charger to the next - this will almost always result in red lights for the batts, even if previously charged to green (can't switch to discharge mode when fully charged / green light lit, for some reason).
[3]  After you swamp them out, hit the discharge/charge buttons to discharge them.  As Mike says, they'll flash yellow while discharging, then go to red while charging, then green when fully charged.
[4]  Repeat [1]-[3] a couple/few times upon purchase, or every couple months.
[5]  Off you go!

[rabhan]

what is the best way to discharge the 9.6V RC batts? or is it not necessary? they are Ni-MH btw.

[blu666z]

Thanks for the tips guys.

+Ts all around.

-Kevin

[Brian Skalinder]

Push Buttons?  Brina, what kind of charger are you using?  I use a Xenotronix HPX10-06C100 Smart Charger.  Looks and acts just like the Powersonic flavor.  Whenever I plug it in for a charge, it automatically discharges it first, then fully recharges.  

That description was specifically for the Maha C204F charger and may apply to the latest and greatest 4-cell AA charger offered by Maha as well.

Two of the many reasons I picked this charger:  [1] it has the discharge option, and [2] it's an option, so if I just want to top them off I can do so easily.