My LHS buddy was just telling me that the mah rating on the battery is the amount you can safely take out of it.
This is very different from what I have believed until now... (not that I believe it yet). He is saying that they actually have more capacity beyond that written, and can take in more that what is written...
So, anybody care to clear this up for me/us?
Now that I think about it; I just charged up a 3S lipo, 4900 mah written capacity, and on my lipo cell meter there was one bar left, meaning that it was above 20% remaining "capacity", barely. I then charged it up and it took 4400 mah...
What is the real truth about this issue?

So, anybody care to clear this up for me/us?
Now that I think about it; I just charged up a 3S lipo, 4900 mah written capacity, and on my lipo cell meter there was one bar left, meaning that it was above 20% remaining "capacity", barely. I then charged it up and it took 4400 mah...
What is the real truth about this issue?
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