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Originally Posted by WildWere View Post
What's the physical size of the 2 A fuse (width hight length) ? Maybe I can help, and maybe a picture so I can see the design of the solder contacts.



I wasn't "stupid" comparing. As you and I already know the energy in a battery is a electrochemical reaction and you do get a better preforming battery after a long first charge in the Nickel-cadmium battery (NiCd) I just wanted to know if this could be achieved with a Lithium Ion battery. I now know that the instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time is a leftover from the nickel battery days.
Also the Li-Ion batteries age over time, regardless of whether they are used or not. A typical Li-Ion battery will last for a year and will typically need to be replaced in two years. I found information that a number of places on the Internet sell surplus Li-Ion battery packs. Many of these cells may have already past the two-year point at which their internal resistance prevents them from providing much of their energy,



I have done some reading Maybe the charge current of Li-ion should be moderate (0.5C)
The lower charge current reduces the time in which the cell resides at 4.20V. I read that a 0.5C charge only adds marginally to the charge time over 1C because the topping charge will be shorter. A high current charge tends to push the voltage up and forces it into the voltage limit prematurely.
not saying your stupid, just the battery type.... been there, damm memory effects and such, battery life does not seem to be affected too much with charging close to 1C, i charge my dual japod with 0.9C (2.5A), and my electro ciao (Vespa Ciao converted to Electric) has 11 mounts on the battery now with no problems, but can feel the capacity drop from close to 300 charge cycles so far.... but not going to go cheap next battery upgrade it's going to be LiFe not LiPo

on the fuse subject... it is really really really small. i have soldered some SMD in my time but this is one tiny little thing
Schematic
in the schematic go to page 17 and in the grid (H 4) find the fuse labeled F5300