Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - Rechargable cells : What are Matched / Zapped cells.

thorvald · May 8th, 2006, 18:57

Matched cells have been charged and discharged with their respective runtimes/capacity/internal resistance etc recorded. Then they are grouped together with other cells that have the exact same properties (or nearly exact...depends on how much you want to spend $$$$$).

This results in a pack that has a more consistant runtime and discharge rate. Was super important back in the day with RC racing when we had only 1200 mah packs (and smaller!) and 4-5 min races. You needed every ounce of current when running a hot motor/gearing and still make the full 4 mins.

For airsoft, don't even worry about it. Just buy the biggest mah pack you can afford and enjoy, discharge curves/run rates and internal resistance just isn't a big deal for the average AEG skirmish.

In other words, for the price of one matched pack, buy two large capacity packs :-)

May 8th, 2006, 18:57	#3
thorvald Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2004	Matched cells have been charged and discharged with their respective runtimes/capacity/internal resistance etc recorded. Then they are grouped together with other cells that have the exact same properties (or nearly exact...depends on how much you want to spend $$$$$). This results in a pack that has a more consistant runtime and discharge rate. Was super important back in the day with RC racing when we had only 1200 mah packs (and smaller!) and 4-5 min races. You needed every ounce of current when running a hot motor/gearing and still make the full 4 mins. For airsoft, don't even worry about it. Just buy the biggest mah pack you can afford and enjoy, discharge curves/run rates and internal resistance just isn't a big deal for the average AEG skirmish. In other words, for the price of one matched pack, buy two large capacity packs :-)