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The latest release of NueBattery from what I understand DISABLES FASTCHARGE as the DEFAULT until you go into Programs>nueTools>Battery> and launch Toggle FastCharge. It will then warn you about the issues that can happen if you use FastCharge before you can enable it.

I would like to voice my concern over the use of fast charging your batteries as it seems to be being debated a bit here. First off I want to make it clear that Diamonds are using a Li-Ion NOT Li-Po so these are not the same packs that you RC boys are using - they are not as robust or as forgiving but have better power density and longer service lives.

(mistreat a Li-Po - get a little pop with some flame - you mistreat a Li-Ion and you just lost your arm)

With that being said charging at near the 1000ma limit is not the end of the world for these batteries but it does not go without effect. In short heat is BAD, charging at higher currents creates more heat in the cell and thus is going to reduce over all cell life. So it may be good to get your phone charged up fast but your going to have to replace the cell sooner then if you stuck with the OEM suggested charging rate. There is also the topic of how charging at higher ma rates is less efficient at getting the battery to store the charge. So you may charge you phone and it will say 100% but it may of really only taken 85% or 90% of the charge and will end up dieing quicker then if you again stuck with the OEM suggested charging rate.

Over all YMMV but I personally disable fastcharge as I let my phone charge over night and have more then one battery and I do notice the difference in improved run time when using the slower charge rate.