OrangeDRAGON
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Since my UP100AC charger lets me discharge & balance charge and see the total measured capacity (both from a charge or a discharge) I've kept notes on actual measured capacity vs. rated capacity. I just thought I would share them here. As I come across (or borrow from friends/family) more batteries I'll update this post, obviously if you have the same type of info feel free to add to this thread!
New packs were cycled 3 times before obtaining results, all charges were done to 4.20v TVC using a C/2 charge (2.5A on a 5000mAh pack for example). Keep in mind the amount of time a pack was on a shelf (age), number of cycles on a used pack, and manufacturing tolerances - can all have an impact on the results so these should be taken with a grain of salt, as ymmv.
This is an example of the final cycle on charging the gensacearespammers 6S:
I hope to be able to test some SMC or SPC batteries in the future, one thing I notice is that the more expensive brands (Glacier & gensacearespammers) seem to under-rate the capacity so its a bit of a "you get what you pay for" situation. Trying to save money on batteries is something I wouldn't recommend...
New packs were cycled 3 times before obtaining results, all charges were done to 4.20v TVC using a C/2 charge (2.5A on a 5000mAh pack for example). Keep in mind the amount of time a pack was on a shelf (age), number of cycles on a used pack, and manufacturing tolerances - can all have an impact on the results so these should be taken with a grain of salt, as ymmv.
This is an example of the final cycle on charging the gensacearespammers 6S:
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Battery Cells C-Rate New/Used Rated Measured
Rage RC 2S 30C New 5200mAh 4910mAh
gensacearespammers 2S 50C New 5000mAh 5113mAh
Venom 2S 25C New 5000mAh 4992mAh
Venom 2S 35C New 10000mAh 9420mAh
Traxxas 3S 25C Used (15 cycles) 5000mAh 4637mAh
Glacier 4S 55C New 5000mAh 5370mAh
gensacearespammers 4S 50C New 5000mAh 5282mAh
gensacearespammers (soft) 6S 45C New 5000mAh 5617mAhI hope to be able to test some SMC or SPC batteries in the future, one thing I notice is that the more expensive brands (Glacier & gensacearespammers) seem to under-rate the capacity so its a bit of a "you get what you pay for" situation. Trying to save money on batteries is something I wouldn't recommend...
