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NitroB810 01-08-2018 04:52 PM

How do I know when Battery is fully charged see pic
 
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...2367287d66.jpg

Question in heading..picture tells all I think?
So when is it fully charged.
I have it set to lipo balance

EbbTide 01-08-2018 04:54 PM


Originally Posted by NitroB810 (Post 15124486)
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...2367287d66.jpg

Question in heading..picture tells all I think?
So when is it fully charged.
I have it set to lipo balance

usually the charger notifies you with a chime or beeps. The end voltage should be 4.2v per cell or 8.4v total for 2s lipo.

NitroB810 01-08-2018 04:57 PM


Originally Posted by EbbTide (Post 15124491)
usually the charger notifies you with a chime or beeps. The end voltage should be 4.2v per cell or 8.4v total for 2s lipo.

Ill keep an eye on it and see, it started on 7.2v but I know the battery was empty is that correct?. Thank you.

EbbTide 01-08-2018 04:59 PM


Originally Posted by NitroB810 (Post 15124495)
Ill keep an eye on it and see, it started on 7.2v but I know the battery was empty is that correct?. Thank you.

It depends on what your ESC has its lipo cutoff set at. If it's at 7.2v then I imagine your lipo cutoff is set for 3.6v per cell which is conservative but not a bad thing.

faqcya 01-08-2018 05:00 PM


Originally Posted by NitroB810 (Post 15124495)
Ill keep an eye on it and see, it started on 7.2v but I know the battery was empty is that correct?. Thank you.

The battery should not have been empty. Instead it should be stored with a storage charge which is why it was at 7.2V. That charger has a setting for storage charge.

Andy Koback 01-08-2018 05:57 PM

Charging at 2 amps is gonna take a long time (couple hrs.) and if the battery was empty, it's probably no good. Shouldn't be drained below 3.0 volts per cell. 6 volts for a 2 cell.

olds45512 01-09-2018 05:09 AM

Since your battery is 3200mah you should be balance charging it at 3.2amp. whenever you balance charge you want to do it at 1x the capacity so it you have a 4400mah pack you would charge at 4.4amp and if it's 5000mah you would charge at 5.0amp.

D1360 01-09-2018 06:31 AM


Originally Posted by NitroB810 (Post 15124486)
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...2367287d66.jpg

Question in heading..picture tells all I think?
So when is it fully charged.
I have it set to lipo balance


Press the second button from right to see each cell's level. 4.20v = full

You should use a lipo safety bag.

WdotDynamite 01-09-2018 06:49 AM

Im assuming that charger is just like all the other budget 4 button chargers....it will start beeping when its finished charging. Loud annoying beeping lol

D1360 01-09-2018 11:16 AM


Originally Posted by WdotDynamite (Post 15124929)
Im assuming that charger is just like all the other budget 4 button chargers....it will start beeping when its finished charging. Loud annoying beeping lol

This charger cannot always decide when the battery is fully loaded. The battery can have 4.2/cell, but the charger continues the balancing. Therefore he must check status of each cell instead.

DoubleRR24 01-10-2018 09:32 AM

Many chargers allow you to set the capacity of the battery you are charging so you don't over charge it. Check to see if that feature is available.

Slashracer1998 01-11-2018 08:37 AM

That specific charger will say "Done" or "Full" where it shows Li2S in the photo and it will show 0.0A right next to the "done"

dan_vector 01-12-2018 11:50 PM

Do yourself a favour and use a lipo charging safety bag to avoid burning your house down when using cheap chargers and batteries.

Next read the manual for the charger as that'll be a big clue as to what to expect during the charge cycle. As others have said the charger will follow the settings you have selected or its defaults (read the manual) and declare it has finished charging usually at 4.20 v per cell.

NitroB810 01-13-2018 04:17 AM


Originally Posted by dan_vector (Post 15128543)
Do yourself a favour and use a lipo charging safety bag to avoid burning your house down when using cheap chargers and batteries.

Next read the manual for the charger as that'll be a big clue as to what to expect during the charge cycle. As others have said the charger will follow the settings you have selected or its defaults (read the manual) and declare it has finished charging usually at 4.20 v per cell.

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NitroB810 01-13-2018 04:33 AM

Thanks guys for your help.

It beeps when full and also max charge per cell is to be 4.2 as you have mentioned so max 8.4 for 2s battery - 16.8v max for a 14.8v 4s battery etc.

Should the storage charge per cell be about 3.8v?


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