30-08-2012, 06:45 PM
If you charge at 1C you are charging at the rated amperage of the battery
eg: 2200 mAh battery charged at 2.2 amps
If you charge at 2C then a 2200 mAh battery would be charged at 4.4 amps.
Some batteries can be charged at higher C rating and this obviously will charge a lot faster, but experience shows that batteries charged at really high C rates do not normally last as long. So I charge at a high C rate at the field when I'm in a hurry to reduce charging time, but whenever I have the option I always charge at 1C, they just last a lot longer that way.
Gazz
eg: 2200 mAh battery charged at 2.2 amps
If you charge at 2C then a 2200 mAh battery would be charged at 4.4 amps.
Some batteries can be charged at higher C rating and this obviously will charge a lot faster, but experience shows that batteries charged at really high C rates do not normally last as long. So I charge at a high C rate at the field when I'm in a hurry to reduce charging time, but whenever I have the option I always charge at 1C, they just last a lot longer that way.
Gazz
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