Platinum Lipo
#1157
Tech Elite
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Ive been charging two 4800's at 2c for the last 2 months with no problems. They don't get any hotter. Just so everyone new reading this knows though, this will only reduce the amount of time it takes to charge and in no way improves performance of the battery on the track.
#1158
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (11)
Ive been charging two 4800's at 2c for the last 2 months with no problems. They don't get any hotter. Just so everyone new reading this knows though, this will only reduce the amount of time it takes to charge and in no way improves performance of the battery on the track.
#1159
If 1C takes an hour then a charge at twice the capacity should take about 30 mins.
#1163
#1165
just an update on my platinum
ive had mine for almost a year. for the first 3 months that i had it, i used it weekly in club races and practice. just 1 battery, charged back to back several times a day, running 27T, 23T, or 19T.
then i switched to offroad early this year. i havent used the pack since jan or feb '07, but i did store it full. i used it in one club race this july, it ran just like new. no maintennance, no balancing, just topping off in between heats with my yokomo charger (ice clone)
this morning, just for the heck of it, i checked the voltage of the pack to see if it is still balanced. im using an ordinary digital voltmeter (im not sure if this is the most accurate, but ive been using it for some years now, and still works fine)
the voltage of each pair of cells is exactly 4.011v
many months, or hopefully years, from now, if i need to replace my platinum with a new one, it will definetly be an ORION LIPO this is one of the best items ive bought for rc
but i do plan to get a $29.00 balancer from tower its only rated at 3 amps (i charge at 4.8amps) but i dont think this will be a problem if i do balance on a weekly, or monthly basis. though 3 amp charging will take longer
ive had mine for almost a year. for the first 3 months that i had it, i used it weekly in club races and practice. just 1 battery, charged back to back several times a day, running 27T, 23T, or 19T.
then i switched to offroad early this year. i havent used the pack since jan or feb '07, but i did store it full. i used it in one club race this july, it ran just like new. no maintennance, no balancing, just topping off in between heats with my yokomo charger (ice clone)
this morning, just for the heck of it, i checked the voltage of the pack to see if it is still balanced. im using an ordinary digital voltmeter (im not sure if this is the most accurate, but ive been using it for some years now, and still works fine)
the voltage of each pair of cells is exactly 4.011v
many months, or hopefully years, from now, if i need to replace my platinum with a new one, it will definetly be an ORION LIPO this is one of the best items ive bought for rc
but i do plan to get a $29.00 balancer from tower its only rated at 3 amps (i charge at 4.8amps) but i dont think this will be a problem if i do balance on a weekly, or monthly basis. though 3 amp charging will take longer
#1166
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (11)
just an update on my platinum
ive had mine for almost a year. for the first 3 months that i had it, i used it weekly in club races and practice. just 1 battery, charged back to back several times a day, running 27T, 23T, or 19T.
then i switched to offroad early this year. i havent used the pack since jan or feb '07, but i did store it full. i used it in one club race this july, it ran just like new. no maintennance, no balancing, just topping off in between heats with my yokomo charger (ice clone)
this morning, just for the heck of it, i checked the voltage of the pack to see if it is still balanced. im using an ordinary digital voltmeter (im not sure if this is the most accurate, but ive been using it for some years now, and still works fine)
the voltage of each pair of cells is exactly 4.011v
many months, or hopefully years, from now, if i need to replace my platinum with a new one, it will definetly be an ORION LIPO this is one of the best items ive bought for rc
but i do plan to get a $29.00 balancer from tower its only rated at 3 amps (i charge at 4.8amps) but i dont think this will be a problem if i do balance on a weekly, or monthly basis. though 3 amp charging will take longer
ive had mine for almost a year. for the first 3 months that i had it, i used it weekly in club races and practice. just 1 battery, charged back to back several times a day, running 27T, 23T, or 19T.
then i switched to offroad early this year. i havent used the pack since jan or feb '07, but i did store it full. i used it in one club race this july, it ran just like new. no maintennance, no balancing, just topping off in between heats with my yokomo charger (ice clone)
this morning, just for the heck of it, i checked the voltage of the pack to see if it is still balanced. im using an ordinary digital voltmeter (im not sure if this is the most accurate, but ive been using it for some years now, and still works fine)
the voltage of each pair of cells is exactly 4.011v
many months, or hopefully years, from now, if i need to replace my platinum with a new one, it will definetly be an ORION LIPO this is one of the best items ive bought for rc
but i do plan to get a $29.00 balancer from tower its only rated at 3 amps (i charge at 4.8amps) but i dont think this will be a problem if i do balance on a weekly, or monthly basis. though 3 amp charging will take longer
#1167
Tech Elite
iTrader: (49)
The last step isn't necessary, but highly reccomended in my opinion. Don't use teh battery brace (you'll have to shimit up if you do use it). Use tape. I found even when I spent time getting the car close to legal weight, AND balanced side to side, the battery brace was still causing a nasty tweak. Thvn if I shimmed it up enough to not touch at all, the battery was too lose and would come loose. So save yourself the headaches, and use tape. You won't have to shim anything, and you'll know its not your strap if you do get a tweak.
#1168
the included harness is rated for 3 amps. to charge at 6 amps, i have to get a different, higher rated harness but since ill be doing the balancing on a weekly or monthly basis, i guess 3 amps for balancing is OK. and i also need to modify the harness for it to work on the platinum
#1169
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (11)
This is an odd one. Ran a Platinum down to the GTB cutoff today. Grabbed the multimeter for a quick balance check - off by .03V. Alright, I finally can balance one. Put it on the Ice for a bit and put in maybe 35% at 8A while I went to dig out my unused Orion balancer. Stopped charge and checked again - both cells exact. Finished charge @ 8A and checked again - perfect again.
The pack ended up balanced after normal charge. Damnit I'm never going to use this balancer I bought.
The pack ended up balanced after normal charge. Damnit I'm never going to use this balancer I bought.
#1170
Tech Lord
iTrader: (32)
This is an odd one. Ran a Platinum down to the GTB cutoff today. Grabbed the multimeter for a quick balance check - off by .03V. Alright, I finally can balance one. Put it on the Ice for a bit and put in maybe 35% at 8A while I went to dig out my unused Orion balancer. Stopped charge and checked again - both cells exact. Finished charge @ 8A and checked again - perfect again.
The pack ended up balanced after normal charge. Damnit I'm never going to use this balancer I bought.
The pack ended up balanced after normal charge. Damnit I'm never going to use this balancer I bought.