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Post by zero_sector™ on May 28, 2009 13:21:44 GMT 8
What do the numbers on my battery mean?
Airsoft gun batteries are made from multiple little batteries, referred to as 'cells'. Each cell has a voltage and milliampere number associated with it, which is also how each battery is classified. For example, an 8.4v 1700mAh battery has 8.4 volts and 1700 milliampere hours. The volts pertains to your guns rate of fire, the higher the volts the higher the rate of fire. The milliampere hours is related to the longevity of the battery, the higher the milliamere hours the longer you can play on a single charge.
How do I charge my battery?
These are the proper charging instructions for standard wall chargers, if you have an upgraded or smart charger disregard the following:
1. Find your battery’s voltage and Mah number. 2. Find your charger’s voltage and Mah output. 3. Divide the battery’s mah by the charger’s mah. 4. Multiply that quotient by 1.4.
The answer to that equation is the number of hours that battery needs to be charged on that charger. For Nickel-Cadmium batteries: always discharge your battery with a discharger (you can buy it from local hobby store) before recharging to maintain maximum battery life.
WARNING! Make sure you do not over charge your battery; it will kill the battery.
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