My battery capacity is very volatile?

[sir killaIot]

Ok so I have about 4 1600 mah batteries and they are not consistent. I charge them using an imax b6 smart charger at 0.1-0.5 amps. They only seem to last about half a day each on semi! They are usually charged the day before a skirmish. And sometimes I put one in on the day and it's dead, straight away. Theres been a couple of occasions where I've missed a game or two at the end because all 4 batteries have run out. This only started happening on the coldest of winter days,

Thanks

[The Ghost]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

Cold weather will drain your battery quickly no matter also keep your spare somewhere warm eg. jacket pocket but also i would up grade to a 2400mah battery as that would last all day i had the same till i got mine now i can go all day with out a problem

[sir killaIot]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

Cold weather will drain your battery quickly no matter also keep your spare somewhere warm eg. jacket pocket but also i would up grade to a 2400mah battery as that would last all day i had the same till i got mine now i can go all day with out a problem

ok well that doesnt explain the instant loss of power? thanks for clearing that up for me though

[Icebass]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

It sounds like at least one battery has come to the end of its life, I used to have the same problems, in the end I just went lipo and have never looked back. You should look into lipos and you already have a charger so all you need to do is buy the lipo, a nice little 2400mah 25c 7.4v would do the trick. Get two of them and you'll never have to worry about them running done. Oh and buy a lipo alarm, they'll keep you from draining them too much.

[snuff]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

Ok so I have about 4 1600 mah batteries and they are not consistent. I charge them using an imax b6 smart charger at 0.1-0.5 amps. They only seem to last about half a day each on semi! They are usually charged the day before a skirmish. And sometimes I put one in on the day and it's dead, straight away. Theres been a couple of occasions where I've missed a game or two at the end because all 4 batteries have run out. This only started happening on the coldest of winter days,

Thanks

Gun? Battery make(S)?
Before you go to too much expense there's a few things to check.
Firstly if the batteries are the same number them,then charge them and make a note of the issues with each.
Lend them to someone else to use to try for a day to rule out gun issues.
Try another charger,a friend of mine has serious issues when charging and we can't suss out why,he can lose a battery's power mid game but when the battery was charged on site it worked ok for the resy of the day.
You don't have to got to Lipo's although they are better but 2 x 1600 should last you a day easy,I've gone to Lipo's but I used 1600's prior to changing over and they were ok.

[sir killaIot]

However before the winter came, they worked flawlessly. 1 battery would last the whole day! Defo not the guns otherwise my 3 guns are faulty. Could be the charger however the only other chargers that I could get a hold of is a non-smart charger. Couldn't bare to go back to them.

[snuff]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

However before the winter came, they worked flawlessly. 1 battery would last the whole day! Defo not the guns otherwise my 3 guns are faulty. Could be the charger however the only other chargers that I could get a hold of is a non-smart charger. Couldn't bare to go back to them.

Make of battery?Age could be a deciding factor,they don't last forever but it's strange that they're all playing up..

[sir killaIot]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

the only logical solution would be the charger or weather

[snuff]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

Have you got access to a volt meter?
If you have test them after charging fully and then leave them for a few hours and re-check.
The cold can have a massive affect on batteries play longevity.

[BioSniper]

Re: My battery capacity is very volatile?

All of the above is good advice and pretty much what I would say.
I would also ask the question;
Do you use semi-auto alot?
Do you burn through a lot of ammo in a day/what is the average amount of rounds you use in a day?

I've typically found 1x 1500mAh mini will last me a whole day, but I use auto only and only chew around 1200 rounds in a day. It's possible that your usage scenario is just draining them quickly and they are coming to the end of their life. Semi tends to seem to exert more drain on the battery than anything else.
As already said though, the cold is a likely culprit.
I also found with my charger (also an iMAX B6), charging at slower rates made the charger detect peak too early. What amount of charge does it say your batteries have taken when they are finished? Have you tried charging them at 1A instead?
Additionally the Vapex (VP) NiMH batteries don't seem to last more than 2-3 years depending on how regularly you play and how hard you charge. Again, this could be a factor in your batteries not holding a charge properly.

Li-Po is the way forward though