"Break in, refresh, forming, conditioning," how different are these?(BC900 maha 9000)

[voodoogreg]

"Break in, refresh, forming, conditioning," how different are these?(BC900 maha 9000)

I was looking into these and several other charger's and wonder just how different some of these setting are. Many sound the same. opinion's? VDG

 

[bob_ninja]

Re: "Break in, refresh, forming, conditioning," how different are these?(BC900 maha 9000)

Indeed, they are all very similar. You could simulate some of these modues using others.
Say Brak-in on Maha9K is something like 0.1C for 16 hours. On BC-900 you could set the charge rate to about 0.1C and charge, except it will stop before 16 hours expired.
To be honest I am not really sure about details, such as forming vs conditioning.

 

[SilverFox]

Re: "Break in, refresh, forming, conditioning," how different are these?(BC900 maha 9000)

Hello Voodoogreg,

You may find this post helpful.

Tom

 

[clintb]

Re: "Break in, refresh, forming, conditioning," how different are these?(BC900 maha 9

Something to understand about the BC-900: It ONLY works off peak detect charging. Meaning, it cannot and will never do a proper C/10 timed charge. That's where the Maha 9000 comes in with the break-in mode.

Want a charger that will do 1-10 cells at once?
How about one that will do the above, but times two?
Adjustable from 5ma to 500ma in 5ma increments via a three digit display?

Here is your answer:
http://www.acehobby.com/ace/ACE2528.htm

Here's a decent price:
http://www.hobbybarn.com/products.php?cat=48

I have this charger along with a simple digital lamp timer purchased from Home Depot that starts (powers up) when I program it and powers down at the appropriate time. The DDVC keeps the charge rate even when powered off, so I set the lamp timer to power on at "X" hour, then power off after 16 hours. Simple.