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Old 05-21-2011 | 09:04 AM
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I bought a Venon pro plus charger and 2 lipos that came with it. Can someone tell me what are the setting to charge the lipo with the venon charger? The lipos i have are the losi 2000mah 7.4 2cell and a reedy 2100mah 7.4 2 cell. What amp should i charge them ect?
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Old 05-21-2011 | 09:17 AM
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I guess if the MANUAL doesn't say, rule of thumb is to charge them according to the Mah of the lipo....2100Mah = 2.1 amps.
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Old 05-21-2011 | 09:32 AM
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Set your charger for charging a 2-cell pack, some say 7.4V some say 8.4V. Then set the capacity at your respective battery's capacity, 2000 or 2100. Most chargers will automatically set charge current based on this number. Most battery manufacturers recommend a maximum charge current of 1C, which is represented by your capacity: 2000 milliamp-hours(mAh) equals 2.0 amps charge, 2100 milliamp-hours(mAh) equals 2.1 amps. For maximum battery life and safety stick to these values. Some batteries can handle up to 2C (2 x capacity in amps), but it does effect battery life and unless your racing, the benefits are minimal and therefore not recommended.

To summarize, Charge the Losi battery at 2.0 Amps, the Reedy at 2.1 Amps. Be sure to set the battery type to LIPO 2-cell or 7.4V. Max voltage will be 8.4 volts. This should get you the basics, the rest should be in your charger manual. If you do not have one, I believe you can download them at the venom website.
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Old 05-21-2011 | 11:51 AM
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Here is the manual for the charger, spend a few min and read it, your lipos depend on it -

http://www.venom-group.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=0660

you want to be using lipo balance mode - otherwise you're not balance charging. Both sets of wires will be connected - you'll charge thru the main power wires and balance using the balance wires.
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