Charging rates and battery capacities - big difference?

[1dash1]

@HereAgainAgain

Could there be a correlation between this thread, and this one ??

Basen 26650 4500mAh Issue ?

Previously cross-referenced. Basen 26650 4500mAh Issue ? - #38 by 1dash1

@Halo…

This is part of how normal cc/cv works. The end termination current is dependent on your charge rate.

At 500mA charge rate, a 10% termination current would cutoff charging at 50mA, allowing a bit more to be pushed into the cell.

But not all chargers use a termination current that is a set percentage of the overall charge rate. So this may or may not be a factor with the Liitokala Lii-500. This is why seeing a actual chart of the charge profile is so useful.

“A bit more to be pushed into the cell” is expected, but 340mAh more???

@Ronin42

I have the Liitokala Lii-500 and have noticed that the lower (500, 300) charge rates to pack more juice in, but not this much difference. typically it is around 10-20mAh

sweet spot may be to charge fast up to 4.2 then switch to low charge rate for the final >200mAh of charging.

Now that is what I would have expected, something more along the lines of 1% or 2% difference.