The recent "Farfle is an evil person, don't talk to him!" thread about nano-tech batteries got me thinking... I was just about to pull the trigger on 6 pieces of the Turnigy 5000mAh 6S 20C battery when the discussion of the Turnigy nano-tech 6000mAh 6S 50C came up.
So at this juncture I am trying to justify the added $200 (or $0.20 extra per Wh) for the nano-tech's over the 'generic' turnigy's for my current bike. I am hoping that it's perhaps possible that the nano-tech's will offer greater cycle life thus offsetting some of the added cost over time. I will configure the packs as 18S2P. My typical daily commute consumes roughly 500Wh of energy.
My thinking is that since the nano-tech pack offers roughly 800Wh vs 666Wh for the generics, my average depth of discharge will be less therefore increasing cycle life. Also since the discharge rate as a percentage of max C-rating for the nano's will be less than half that of the generic's (50C max vs 20C max) I could again expect increased cycle life for the nano pack. And maybe, just maybe the nano's inherently offer better cycle life than the generic, all things being equal. Are the nano's less likely to suffer from failure modes such as "puffing" than the generics?
Anyone care to comment on cycle life for the nano-tech's vs. the cheaper battery? What do you think? Sale or no sale?
Martin
So at this juncture I am trying to justify the added $200 (or $0.20 extra per Wh) for the nano-tech's over the 'generic' turnigy's for my current bike. I am hoping that it's perhaps possible that the nano-tech's will offer greater cycle life thus offsetting some of the added cost over time. I will configure the packs as 18S2P. My typical daily commute consumes roughly 500Wh of energy.
My thinking is that since the nano-tech pack offers roughly 800Wh vs 666Wh for the generics, my average depth of discharge will be less therefore increasing cycle life. Also since the discharge rate as a percentage of max C-rating for the nano's will be less than half that of the generic's (50C max vs 20C max) I could again expect increased cycle life for the nano pack. And maybe, just maybe the nano's inherently offer better cycle life than the generic, all things being equal. Are the nano's less likely to suffer from failure modes such as "puffing" than the generics?
Anyone care to comment on cycle life for the nano-tech's vs. the cheaper battery? What do you think? Sale or no sale?
Martin