So, I recently got ahold of a Turnigy Accucell 6 hobby charger, and have been using it to charge some AW 3100mAh ICR batteries (I have 2, always using/charging 1 at a time in rotation). I'm questioning the results I'm seeing, though, and was hoping someone could shed some light on it.
According to this thread, the recommended charge rate is max. 2.1A
AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread *Part 12*
And I found the following thread that concurs with my understanding that the "charged capacity" effectively means "how much capacity was added to the battery"
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?293505-Turnigy-Accucell-6...Am-I-missing-something&p=3560835&viewfull=1#post3560835
When charging a single one of these batteries from the point at which my provari starts blinking (battery reads ~3.6v at this point), charging takes about 120 mins. However, the "charged capacity" only reads 600-900mAh, far less than the supposed capacity of this battery. After reading some other posts recommending to charge at significantly less than the maximum, I've also tried 0.5A. Oddly, this didn't run for all that much longer, running around 170 mins with similar results for charged capacity.
The vast difference between the battery capacity and the charged capacity suggests that I'm either undercharging the battery, or that the voltage is dropping long before it has discharged its supposed capacity.
According to this thread, the recommended charge rate is max. 2.1A
AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread *Part 12*
And I found the following thread that concurs with my understanding that the "charged capacity" effectively means "how much capacity was added to the battery"
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?293505-Turnigy-Accucell-6...Am-I-missing-something&p=3560835&viewfull=1#post3560835
When charging a single one of these batteries from the point at which my provari starts blinking (battery reads ~3.6v at this point), charging takes about 120 mins. However, the "charged capacity" only reads 600-900mAh, far less than the supposed capacity of this battery. After reading some other posts recommending to charge at significantly less than the maximum, I've also tried 0.5A. Oddly, this didn't run for all that much longer, running around 170 mins with similar results for charged capacity.
The vast difference between the battery capacity and the charged capacity suggests that I'm either undercharging the battery, or that the voltage is dropping long before it has discharged its supposed capacity.