HP97 battery pack rebuild

[Dieter]

(02-19-2016 07:04 AM)Den Belillo (Martinez Ca.) Wrote:  Dave; Do you think it decreases the life of the bat pac to charge it that fast? - db

I'm not Dave, but I can say that it depends on the battery type. There are completely different batteries for different purposes. Most (not all) can withstand an 1 C charge, which does not mean that battery life is not affected. Others are specially designed for higher charge rates (e.g. many batteries that are used in RC cars and power tools), here 1 C is a rather moderate charge rate. On the other hand a minimum current is required to get a significant voltage drop at full charge that can be reliably detected by the smart charger.

So as usual, it depends. Without knowing the actual battery type it is not possible to say more here.

Dieter