Quark fried, blown capacitor...

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Both... sort of. Lipos have a lifetime no matter what. I understand they will last longer if the caps can help them run more gently, but they still will "go bad" eventually. How many more cycles will you get running with and then without the caps? I know you don't know since no one has done any kind of test like this. I can see a longer lifetime, but not sure how much longer.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a technology nay-sayer; it's just that I don't use something for an application just because it exists. However, if it works, and has economical and performance benefits, I'm all over it.

Well, that depends on how much harder 4C average discharge (15 mins runtime) without caps (lower lows, much higher peaks) is compared to 4C average discharge with ultra-caps (low frequency current ripple/discharge, and constant discharge).

I have high hopes for this, BUT, I'm not going to promise anything yet. Until I can take a look at some eagletree recordings, and go from there... I know what kind of cycle life they have at constant rates, but what we put batts through, you just don't know. you know.

I will let everyone know how it will perform.