New battery question

[Slim1990]

I recently got a SMC 5400mah 2s battery. The first charge was showing my Hitec charger put 4839mah back into the battery, which would be around 90% capacity. My volts were right around 3.68 (+\-0.01)after pulling the battery out of the truck. Did the battery take that much charge due to being new or should I set my low voltage alarm higher to keep battery voltage higher. I had the alarm set for 3.7. When using 3.7 with my dynamite 5000mah 2s, the cells are around 3.75 after pulling battery from the truck.

 

[Jimbobjr]

I’ve had them improve in capacity after a couple cycles. The low voltage alarm is fine at factory setting imo.

 

[Slim1990]

I’ve had them improve in capacity after a couple cycles. The low voltage alarm is fine at factory setting imo.

Yeah. I was wondering more about how much mah the battery took. 4839mah out of 5400mah, is roughly 90%, meaning the battery was brought below the “only use 80% of battery’s capacity”

 

[olds97_lss]

I've noticed my SMC packs seem to hold more than they are rated for in general. I run down to 3.5V and they usually take at least what they are rated even after being used for 6 months.

I don't charge from "empty" (3.5V) to full very often. Usually from 3.5V to storage. Then if I'm lucky the next day back up to full to go bashing again. I do charge them from empty to full on my charger in my car, but I don't pay close attention to it. Just that it's charged so I can go run some more. I'll try to take notice to see how much they take the next time I go out and charge in the field from empty.