• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    The C rating is generally what battery charging (and discharging) is measured in. C being the capacity of the pack. So if the pack is 10 Ah and it takes 10 hours to charge it’s 1c, if it takes 1 hour to charge then it’s 10c.

    I found this high current battery pack that’s rated for 30c. https://www.lipobattery.us/high-discharge-lithium-ion-battery-30c-2/

    I don’t feel like doing the math for this battery pack.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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        5 months ago

        The C rating can absolutely still be used when talking about recharging, it’s just usually less relevant.

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            5 months ago

            Batteries have separate C ratings for charge and discharge.

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      5 months ago

      So like 4-5c roughly if the 90-100% charge rate is similar to the 0-90%. Way lower than some of the lithium cells I’ve seen at 30+c

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      4 months ago

      You are not completely right. 1 C means it can (theoretically) be charged in 1h. Regardless of the capacity.

      10 C means it can be charged in 1/10th of an hour.

      To get the maximum current, multiply the capacity by the C rating.