Savage Flux HP + 8000 Li-Po Packs = Questions
07-31-2010, 12:58 AM
#16
Tech Rookie
Don't let lipos run down
Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of letting your lipos run down. I have a very expensive lipo that I let sit for over a week after the car was out of commission. The voltage on one of the cells went below a certain thresh hold and no the battery is pretty useless. The battery is almost new. From what I understand it doesn't take much to discharge them too much.
07-31-2010, 03:11 PM
#17
Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of letting your lipos run down. I have a very expensive lipo that I let sit for over a week after the car was out of commission. The voltage on one of the cells went below a certain thresh hold and no the battery is pretty useless. The battery is almost new. From what I understand it doesn't take much to discharge them too much.
Brand? What's the voltage? Lipo has next to nothing for self discharge, so I wouldn't expect something like this to happen, unless you were right there on the edge to start with or left it plugged into the esc.
If this is just a low voltage prob and there's no damage, there are ways to get past the low voltage and return the lipo to service.
07-31-2010, 04:15 PM
#18
Tech Adept
I'm confused by "batteries internally set up for balance charging" - have no idea what that means, never seen a brand use this terminology. Why do they have external balance wires if they are set up for internal balancing?
When you get the error, is the balance wire attached to the charger? Is 'balance' showing where normal is to the right of charge on the charger?
08-04-2010, 07:21 PM
#19
Brand? What's the voltage? Lipo has next to nothing for self discharge, so I wouldn't expect something like this to happen, unless you were right there on the edge to start with or left it plugged into the esc.
If this is just a low voltage prob and there's no damage, there are ways to get past the low voltage and return the lipo to service.
If this is just a low voltage prob and there's no damage, there are ways to get past the low voltage and return the lipo to service.
Last edited by Bmr4life; 08-04-2010 at 09:11 PM.
08-04-2010, 08:36 PM
#20
Not knowing your Lipos specifications, using lipos past their safe low and high voltage ratings, incorrectly inputting charging settings, allowing lipos to get to hot or cold and result in puffed packs or at worst, fire and explosion.
Read these before you use your Lipos any further:
http://robotwars.00server.com/tutorials.html
http://www.rchelisite.com/lipo_batte...fety_guide.php
http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.co...ery-packs.html
Read these before you use your Lipos any further:
http://robotwars.00server.com/tutorials.html
http://www.rchelisite.com/lipo_batte...fety_guide.php
http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.co...ery-packs.html
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