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Originally Posted by ringsted
so you should not compare a NiMh SC cell with a NiCd SC cell because it would be unfair on the nicad battery, thats funny, compare the small NiMh with the big nicad thens its fair on the nicad. OMG thats just obscene.
evene the most cramped battery space still allows for a 1500 mah elite NiMh so i dont see whats the problem.
and the man compared a 7,2 volt 4200 to a 8,4 2400. and it still beats it thats saying something.
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Obscene? Eh?
Read up on the chemistry differences and what MAH is and how it affects your gun. What I've said here is not only what people's experience is based on, but its also electrically true.
There is a significant difference between those two batteries, voltage being one, MAH being another. Both values affect the gun and the battery time differently as stated. Because of that you are comparing apples to oranges. To see the differences between the two TYPES of bats, you need to compare them at the same voltage and MAH and then judge performance. Scientific method bud, try it, it works. Go back to his original question, thats the question I am answering, I am not having an ontological argument on the perceived benefits of NiMH or NiCAD as a religious experience.
Yes, the primary advantage to NiMH is battery space - you can get more power and MAH into a smaller space. Disadvantages of NiMH are that at lower power and MAH levels the battery simply doesn't have the same torque that a NiCAD does - ask an RC hobbiest, they'll tell you that as well. That will directly affect your on station time with that battery before you need to swap it out.
That being said a certain level in airsoft may be 'good enough' depending on your motor (EG700 motor vs EG1000 motor) and upgrades (spring, gears, piston, bushings) in your box. I've got a 'perfect storm' gun that runs great on a large 8.4v NiMH but it can't push the box in my other gun nearly as long. There are a lot of factors that affect what you see in performance on your gun, battery power is an important one, but, its a marriage of parts as well.