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Re: Batteries

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Originally Posted by pwnageNick View Post
Did you use the batteries that weekend? Did you cycle the new batteries a few times before using them in competition or did you use them fresh?

-Nick
We used them right away and I don't remember having any problems.

We have been testing batteries using a CBA III this summer and plan to continue during the year.

If anyone is interested here are the first test results, these aren't that useful until we start seeing what happens to them over time. We also didn't run baseline tests on them when they were new either.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...g0_mqTdVg/edit

These are tested at a 7 AMP drain and a cut off voltage of 10.5 Volts.

Here is a sample graph from one of the the battery test.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0dr...VYNF94THc/edit
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