Some months back my 3000mah RNB LiPo which I use in Merlin (My Excal) got some water intrusion and died. Well, there aren’t any more available, so I went to my 1600mah NiMh which is 5 years old but had almost no use. I had given it a full charge for my last 5-hour hunt, so I expected to have at least one more good hunt before it needed to be charged. Yesterday, as I was getting near the 2-hour mark Merlin goes into it’s “death squawk”. I couldn’t believe it and was very disappointed that my hunt was about to near its end. I hunted just over 2 hours with my best find being the very nice Oakley’s that I eyeballed tumbling in some seaweed along the bottom. When I went to pick them up, I thought I was getting a crushed Coke can or maybe a vape. When I got the glasses out of the water the 1st thing I noticed was the cord holding them so I knew they would be a good brand but I immediately also noticed the “O” embossed on the side. Very nice score!
I have already bought another battery and was informed by the battery seller who sold me the previous NiMh… “Hi Felix, nimh cells must be charged at least every 6 months. Not doing this will cause the battery to lose capacity. Normally they would last 16+ hours”. So to all you guys that have these make sure you don’t just let them sit around. Hopefully I'll be able to make the long-lasting LiPo battery pack that is being designed out there. (Let's go OBN! )
I have already bought another battery and was informed by the battery seller who sold me the previous NiMh… “Hi Felix, nimh cells must be charged at least every 6 months. Not doing this will cause the battery to lose capacity. Normally they would last 16+ hours”. So to all you guys that have these make sure you don’t just let them sit around. Hopefully I'll be able to make the long-lasting LiPo battery pack that is being designed out there. (Let's go OBN! )
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