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01-17-2012, 04:13 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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| worth bringing old batteries back to life..
old friend is getting back into rc.. his batteries are about8 to 12 years old. been in storage a long time..years and years.. i told him to sell of what he has and by some new lipos from hobbypartz.com. he has a scx 10, vxl stamped and a tamiya cc 01 in the mail.. so is it worth it? i didnt think there would be a way to bring them back after all this time thanks |
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01-17-2012, 04:22 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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| Re: worth bringing old batteries back to life..
he'd be best off just starting in with fresh lipos. I dont think the battries would hold a charge.
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01-17-2012, 04:33 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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| Re: worth bringing old batteries back to life..
thats what i was thinking thanks
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01-17-2012, 06:24 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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| Re: worth bringing old batteries back to life..
I would cycle them and see what numbers come up. Likely they are bad, but who knows. I would cycle them ASSUMING they will burst into flames, so do it somewhere you don't really worrk about a fire. Only charge @ 1C. |
01-17-2012, 06:32 PM | #5 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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| Re: worth bringing old batteries back to life..
thanks
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01-18-2012, 06:54 AM | #6 |
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I've actually had better results bringing batteries (circa late 80's- early 90's) back from the dead than I've had with a number of newer ones. That said, it's a lot of work and offers limited rewards. +1 on the 'go new' votes.
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01-18-2012, 06:59 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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| Re: worth bringing old batteries back to life..
lipo's can be had cheap enough I wouldnt even bother wasting time tying to bring them back.
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