The whole discharge thing...

[Shirotsou]

Could someone please enlighten me about discharging... How long I should do it, when I should, and why... thanks, this will be greatly appreciated... ahh!!

[krogerboy]

You should discharge because your batts can hold memorys. so if you discharge you will get more out of your batts in each run, you can build a discharger for about $10 at the most, but if you want to buy one its still good.

[JoeTheShmoe]

you drive your car until it you can tell the batery is starting to go, then put it on a discharger until the bulbs go out, and take it off RIGHT AWAY so youu dont discharge it too much.

[derekjr_1]

DON'T let the bulbs turn off all the way. When they start to go dim (I let mine go really dim before they shutoff) then unplug the discharger from the battery. I would suggest a Deans lightbulb kit for around $26 at tower hobbies. It doubles as a car stand (if you don't have one) and it protects the bulbs from breaking when hauling them around. It is a 20a discharge.

Here is the link at tower hobbies: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p.pgm?Q=1&I=LXKX50&P=7

[Shirotsou]

The bulbs? sorry, I have a Piranha CX-15 Fast Charger (with meter, heh) so I get the drift of it all, but I'm not sure how long I should discharge. Thanks.