e-beach
10 MW
bikeelectric said:What do you mean by power meter - one that reads watts ? I have to read up on my accucel charger to see if I can change default timeout - because it will timeout at 2 hours of charging and it will be at 3.6v . Do you know how it determines end of charge ? My Acucel charger only discharges 1 amp so will take a long time to drop down to 2.5v .
Good advice e-beach
Yes I should keep some records and will do that for this pack I just got that needs some TLC.
Power meters like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boat-RC-Wat...6&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=191234570524&rt=nc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-GT-Powe...524?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2c8677f91c
As for the time it takes your accucel charger to discharge the cells, yes a long time, but you really need to group the cells that have largest capacities together or the bms will cut off the pack because one of the cells reaches lvc much earlier then the others. With the capacities all known, then you can group the ones with the highest capacities together and have a pack that will last as long as possible with the cells you have.
If you have a power meter then you can use a capacity drain setup to drain the cells at a quicker pace and still get the same information. Weather it is big resistors or light bulbs or dc motors or what every you want to use to drain the cell. If you are diligent and watching carefully then you can get all the info you need from a power meter.
Beware, a power meter will not stop the process like your accucel charger. You have to be there watching the process!!!
Look at you accucel manual to see how you can adjust it to best suit your needs for your Headways.