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Battery life ni the cold

  • 25-02-2013 12:40pm
    #1
    Kashkai
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    While skirmishing yesterday in Redbarn's WW2 event, my ASG STG 44's battery died after about 4 hours of playing. I've always managed to go a full day skirmishing on the one battery so I'm wondering if yesterday's freezing temperatures helped deplete the battery faster than normal? (still managed a few kills with my pistols though;))


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  • #2
    S.E.A.L.s
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    Prosperous Dave wrote: »
    While skirmishing yesterday in Redbarn's WW2 event, my ASG STG 44's battery died after about 4 hours of playing. I've always managed to go a full day skirmishing on the one battery so I'm wondering if yesterday's freezing temperatures helped deplete the battery faster than normal? (still managed a few kills with my pistols though;))

    What size is the battery and how many BB's did you use in those 4hrs please? :)


  • #3
    Kashkai
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    SEALs_Ireland wrote: »
    What size is the battery and how many BB's did you use in those 4hrs please? :)

    8.4v 1600mah nimh and I went through three full mags which totalled about 1,500 bb's. Looking at these numbers, I guess I just used the battery up as 1 bb fired = 1 mah I think?????


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    S.E.A.L.s
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    Prosperous Dave wrote: »
    8.4v 1600mah nimh and I went through three full mags which totalled about 1,500 bb's. Looking at these numbers, I guess I just used the battery up as 1 bb fired = 1 mah I think?????

    Just about and your on the ball ;)


  • #5
    Leftyflip
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    The cold affects batteries so you will get decreased performance. I remember playing a game in -3 or -4 degree weather a few years ago, I just plugged the battery in, went to chrono 5 minutes later and the gun would barely turn over, even though it was fully charged the night before.


  • #6
    jayod30
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    In my experience I've found nimh batteries to be affected more by the cold than Lipos.


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  • #7
    Southern Dandy
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    Yup the cold effects the chemical reaction of a battery. If you heat battery's when cold they work for a bit longer in the cold.

    Well I know this from non airsoft related battery's but I'd imagine warming up a battery for your aeg should work by right.


  • #8
    Kashkai
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    jayod30 wrote: »
    In my experience I've found nimh batteries to be affected more by the cold than Lipos.

    I use lipos in my radio controlled planes and in these current cold temperatures, the normal flying time of 12-15 minutes is reduced to 5 or 6 minutes. Of course the windchill effect and prop blast probably cools the lips down a lot quicker too.


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