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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by Zak on Monday April 02, 2018 @08:28PM (#16740793)
A 20C discharge rate means that battery claims it can supply 100A @ 7.4V (740W) and be discharged in 3 minutes of operation. I don't have experience with RC batteries, but I'm a little skeptical. That's an awfully fast discharge rate, and a lot of power from a 282g battery.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by baddox on Monday April 02, 2018 @09:22PM (#16741108)
In the RC hobbyist community it's fairly widely recognized that manufacturers inflate their C ratings. That said, these things can definitely put out a scary amount of power, and discharging batteries in 3-4 minutes of flight isn't unusual for some high performance RC aircraft.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by snovv_crash on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @02:49AM (#16742414)
That is absolutely normal in the high performance RC world. You even get 40C and higher rates cells. No point carrying around a heavier battery than necessary for the power required.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by stpe on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @07:22AM (#16743585)
This is from a respected manufacturer and they've got 2-cell 7.4V LiPo batteries with a 120C discharge rate. There must surely be a way to verify this claim? https://teamorion.com/en/news-and-racing/team-orion-ultimate...
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by pixelbreaker on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @03:30AM (#16742568)
I have a bunch of 4s Quadcopter batteries that are rated to 95c. If I fly hard I can run it flat (to 3.6v per cell) in 3 minutes
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by Zak on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @07:02AM (#16743469)
I'd bet on that 95C being fraudulent (at least for more than a couple seconds at a time), but discharge in 3 minutes is 20C, and that's a lot.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by pixelbreaker on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @07:09AM (#16743499)
Configuration: 4S1P / 14.8V / 4Cells Discharge Rate: 95C Max Burst discharge Rate: 190C
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