how to charge 6Kmah on 5K mah charger
#1
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how to charge 6Kmah on 5K mah charger
I recently bought a triton eq and like it a lot.. But I'm wondering how does one charge these bigger mah battery packs, cause it's max is 5a=5000mah.
Say I wanted to charge a 2s 6500 lipo battery. How would I do that..
just set one charge to 5000 and another to 1500 or what?
Say I wanted to charge a 2s 6500 lipo battery. How would I do that..
just set one charge to 5000 and another to 1500 or what?
#2
NO!!
overcharging lipos will cause bad things to happen, as well as undercharging them...
You will not beable to charge that battery with that charger... If you do it can very possibly cause problems!!
overcharging lipos will cause bad things to happen, as well as undercharging them...
You will not beable to charge that battery with that charger... If you do it can very possibly cause problems!!
#3
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Just set it to the 5000mah.. the charger uses that information to set the charge amp rate. It will just take longer to charge at less than the 1c rate. The cc/cv program will detect the pack voltage and adjust down toward the last bit as the volts near the max. Do not charge it twice.. no need.
If you have any doubts.. call or email your charger manufacturer.
Jerome
If you have any doubts.. call or email your charger manufacturer.
Jerome
#5
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that is why I asked cause I already asked the company that makes the chargers.. Here's what he said..
hank you for your email,
If you have a 8500mAh battery then yes you can charge to 5000mAh on one charge and an finish off the battery with the second charge of approximately 3500mAh. The maximum charge capacity for some of other chargers such as Great Planes ElectriFly Triton2 EQ AC/DC charger (GPMM3156) is 9900mAh.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at this email address. (Please be sure to copy all previous emails into any future questions.) You can also reach our product support technical team at 217-398-8970, or via fax at 217-398-7721.
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hank you for your email,
If you have a 8500mAh battery then yes you can charge to 5000mAh on one charge and an finish off the battery with the second charge of approximately 3500mAh. The maximum charge capacity for some of other chargers such as Great Planes ElectriFly Triton2 EQ AC/DC charger (GPMM3156) is 9900mAh.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at this email address. (Please be sure to copy all previous emails into any future questions.) You can also reach our product support technical team at 217-398-8970, or via fax at 217-398-7721.
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#7
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Thread Starter
ya, but they are not ac/dc compatible... I 90% of the time need it to plug into a wall though....
#8
As said, you can charge just fine at 5 amp it will take longer. Now, a lot of chargers have a timed cut-off when charging lipo batteries so if the charge gives you a time out code before it says it's fully charged you just have to start the charging process again to finish charging the battery.
#9
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WRONG
As said, you can charge just fine at 5 amp it will take longer. Now, a lot of chargers have a timed cut-off when charging lipo batteries so if the charge gives you a time out code before it says it's fully charged you just have to start the charging process again to finish charging the battery.
As said, you can charge just fine at 5 amp it will take longer. Now, a lot of chargers have a timed cut-off when charging lipo batteries so if the charge gives you a time out code before it says it's fully charged you just have to start the charging process again to finish charging the battery.
#10
WRONG
As said, you can charge just fine at 5 amp it will take longer. Now, a lot of chargers have a timed cut-off when charging lipo batteries so if the charge gives you a time out code before it says it's fully charged you just have to start the charging process again to finish charging the battery.
As said, you can charge just fine at 5 amp it will take longer. Now, a lot of chargers have a timed cut-off when charging lipo batteries so if the charge gives you a time out code before it says it's fully charged you just have to start the charging process again to finish charging the battery.
#11
Charging at 5a instead of 6a is not undercharging at all... They usually just don't want you to "trickle" charge it in fear you might overcharge it...
The only disadvantage to charging at 5a instead of 6a is it will take SLIGHTLY longer to charge.
I say SLIGHTLY because the portion of the charge where it can go full speed (The CC part of the charge) is not that long usually anyway, it has to slow down as soon as the voltage hits 8.40... (The CV part of the charge).
My guess is if it would take 1 hour to charge at 6a it would take 1 hour and 15 minutes to charge at 5a at most. Not worth shelling out another $100+ for a new charger. Your current charger will work just fine, just tell the charger its a 5000 and it will do the rest...
The only disadvantage to charging at 5a instead of 6a is it will take SLIGHTLY longer to charge.
I say SLIGHTLY because the portion of the charge where it can go full speed (The CC part of the charge) is not that long usually anyway, it has to slow down as soon as the voltage hits 8.40... (The CV part of the charge).
My guess is if it would take 1 hour to charge at 6a it would take 1 hour and 15 minutes to charge at 5a at most. Not worth shelling out another $100+ for a new charger. Your current charger will work just fine, just tell the charger its a 5000 and it will do the rest...
#13
Yes, that battery would take forever to charge with the triton eq charger. According to the charger specs it has a max 50 watt output when plugged into a wall. The formula to figure watts is volts x amps. Since we know the watts and the volts we can figure the amps. If you divide 50 (watts) with 14.8 (4s voltage) you get an amperage rate of 3.3783783783783783783783783783784
Basically your charger would only produce a 3.3 amp hour charge rate or 3378 milliamps per hour. If you ran your 8000mah batter to a 6 volt cut off then it would take about 2 hours and 20 minutes to charge it back up fully.
#14
Yes, that battery would take forever to charge with the triton eq charger. According to the charger specs it has a max 50 watt output when plugged into a wall. The formula to figure watts is volts x amps. Since we know the watts and the volts we can figure the amps. If you divide 50 (watts) with 14.8 (4s voltage) you get an amperage rate of 3.3783783783783783783783783783784
Basically your charger would only produce a 3.3 amp hour charge rate or 3378 milliamps per hour. If you ran your 8000mah batter to a 6 volt cut off then it would take about 2 hours and 20 minutes to charge it back up fully.
Basically your charger would only produce a 3.3 amp hour charge rate or 3378 milliamps per hour. If you ran your 8000mah batter to a 6 volt cut off then it would take about 2 hours and 20 minutes to charge it back up fully.
#15
Charging at 5a instead of 6a is not undercharging at all... They usually just don't want you to "trickle" charge it in fear you might overcharge it...
The only disadvantage to charging at 5a instead of 6a is it will take SLIGHTLY longer to charge.
I say SLIGHTLY because the portion of the charge where it can go full speed (The CC part of the charge) is not that long usually anyway, it has to slow down as soon as the voltage hits 8.40... (The CV part of the charge).
My guess is if it would take 1 hour to charge at 6a it would take 1 hour and 15 minutes to charge at 5a at most. Not worth shelling out another $100+ for a new charger. Your current charger will work just fine, just tell the charger its a 5000 and it will do the rest...
The only disadvantage to charging at 5a instead of 6a is it will take SLIGHTLY longer to charge.
I say SLIGHTLY because the portion of the charge where it can go full speed (The CC part of the charge) is not that long usually anyway, it has to slow down as soon as the voltage hits 8.40... (The CV part of the charge).
My guess is if it would take 1 hour to charge at 6a it would take 1 hour and 15 minutes to charge at 5a at most. Not worth shelling out another $100+ for a new charger. Your current charger will work just fine, just tell the charger its a 5000 and it will do the rest...
Trickle is way different... any current up to date Lipo specific charger does not have trickle on it...
Do what you please but I am confident in saying that it is not the healthiest thing you can do for your pack... Many people do not realize the danger that these batteries can bring and end up treating them like toys...
I've been using lipos even before they were brought to R/C cars... so believe me when I say i Know a bit about them...
Don't believe me? then take the yellow instruction sheet of any Thunder Power pack and skim through it, you'll see something there that says the same thing I wrote in my first post...