Hey guys. I see that some battery manufactures say to discharge your 1 cell lipo before charging it. What are you guys doing and is this necessary?
Read any literacture on Lipo maintenance. Should clear your question. 3v is the cutoff when discharging per cell. not to be charged over 4.3v per cell.
Lipos not the same as NiMh's. So forget charging lipo as nimh's. Different chemistry between the two.
Good Luck! Purchase a charger that specialize on chargng lipo only, like the Hyperion 6061i or BC6(e-station) laptop Charting & temp gauge. Directions on charging and maintenance are included.
Could you give a link to this charger if you have one.
Thanks,
Steve
Between Hyperion & tthe Bantam e-station, The two does exactly the same function. The only diffeance is cosmetically. Bantam few dollars cheaper Main hobbies & RCAccessory.com a good place to purchase.
Read any literacture on Lipo maintenance. Should clear your question. 3v is the cutoff when discharging per cell. not to be charged over 4.3v per cell.
Lipos not the same as NiMh's. So forget charging lipo as nimh's. Different chemistry between the two.
Good Luck! Purchase a charger that specialize on chargng lipo only, like the Hyperion 6061i or BC6(e-station) laptop Charting & temp gauge. Directions on charging and maintenance are included.
Lipos should not be charged over 4.22v per cell or you will end up with an overcharged and damaged lipo. Which is also why per roar rules at tech your lipo cannot be over 4.22v on a 1s and 8.44 on a 2s.
From what ive heard on some of the 1s lipos is they have better punch longer when discharged and charged again. I noticed this with the SMC 4000s. If I charge them a day before and run them the next day they work just fine. But when I discharged them and recharged them before my quals and race, they seemed to have more punch and hold there edge longer. I saw the same results with the SMC 4900s.
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Lipos should not be charged over 4.22v per cell or you will end up with an overcharged and damaged lipo. Which is also why per roar rules at tech your lipo cannot be over 4.22v on a 1s and 8.44 on a 2s.
From what ive heard on some of the 1s lipos is they have better punch longer when discharged and charged again. I noticed this with the SMC 4000s. If I charge them a day before and run them the next day they work just fine. But when I discharged them and recharged them before my quals and race, they seemed to have more punch and hold there edge longer. I saw the same results with the SMC 4900s.
You think its the extra heat that's being generated? I only ask as it come up in some of the other threads.
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Between Hyperion & tthe Bantam e-station, The two does exactly the same function. The only diffeance is cosmetically. Bantam few dollars cheaper Main hobbies & RCAccessory.com a good place to purchase.
Thanks for the link, now I can figure out what to buy.
Steve
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Discharging 1c lipos??
for the link, now I can figure out what to buy.
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