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Re: Better Battaries for Driver Pratice

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Originally Posted by MaxMax161 View Post
While charging them at 15A may increase the risk of blowing them out if you haven't blown any it's probably a negligible risk.
A lot of the damage to these batteries comes from charging them at high temperature. More current makes a battery hotter. If you're force-feeding a FRC-legal battery with 15 amps for more than a few seconds, you're abusing it. It'll most likely treat you badly in return.