Lipo charger help?
#1
Hey guys I have a Venom pro plus charger and a friend of mind set it up for me to charge my losi 2000mah lipos. I converted my losi 3.0 to electric and I'm a noob on all this. I just got a GENS ACE 5000mah 4S1P 14.8V 40C hard case Lipo battery Racing Approved Batteries ROAR approval and would like to know if the Vernom charger reads the lipo when I plug it and set it up to the setting I suppose to charge it? I don't want to over charge it or mess it up. If anyone knows the settings please let me know. Thanks
Also is there such thing of a charger reading any lipo and setting it up for you that I just press to charge?
Also is there such thing of a charger reading any lipo and setting it up for you that I just press to charge?
#2
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Hey guys I have a Venom pro plus charger and a friend of mind set it up for me to charge my losi 2000mah lipos. I converted my losi 3.0 to electric and I'm a noob on all this. I just got a GENS ACE 5000mah 4S1P 14.8V 40C hard case Lipo battery Racing Approved Batteries ROAR approval and would like to know if the Vernom charger reads the lipo when I plug it and set it up to the setting I suppose to charge it? I don't want to over charge it or mess it up. If anyone knows the settings please let me know. Thanks
Also is there such thing of a charger reading any lipo and setting it up for you that I just press to charge?
Also is there such thing of a charger reading any lipo and setting it up for you that I just press to charge?
#3
Typically chargers in balance mode will auto detect the number of cells. You just need to select the charge rate (amps). That battery should be good for 5c which is 25a. Anything under that and you should be fine. Just remember to set it back to 2 amps or however much you were charging that receiver battery at or bad stuff happens. Chargers can't detect exactly which battery you have connected, just the number of cells. So to some degree you have to select the right settings yourself when changing batteries.
#4
Likely, the most dangerous part of lipo charging is charging at too high of an amp rating for what the battery is rated at. The best thing would be to learn the basics of lipo, as there is no charger that will 'detect' the amp rates for batteries, that I know of anyway. Some chargers will detect the cells automatically, and some will just not charge at all unless you select the correct amount of cells plugged in (sort of a confirmation of cells detected and what you input).
#5
Max charge amps = battery mah divided by 1000 X charge C rating (not to be confused with discharge C rating).
EDIT: another thing, there's nothing bad about charging at lower amps than what the battery is meant for, it'll just stretch out total charging times. Trying to charge that 5000mah pack at 2 amps for example will take around 2.5 hours.
Last edited by meno1103; 05-17-2013 at 10:47 AM.
#6
Likely, the most dangerous part of lipo charging is charging at too high of an amp rating for what the battery is rated at. The best thing would be to learn the basics of lipo, as there is no charger that will 'detect' the amp rates for batteries, that I know of anyway. Some chargers will detect the cells automatically, and some will just not charge at all unless you select the correct amount of cells plugged in (sort of a confirmation of cells detected and what you input).
#7
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It's for heliopters but applies to all rc lipos.
#8
This is the website i used when i first got started: http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html
It's for heliopters but applies to all rc lipos.
It's for heliopters but applies to all rc lipos.
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You're battery is fine...but ultimately, you really would want to have a more powerful charger. One that can charge at 20A or more utilizing a separate power supply. I don't know how long you've been in the hobby or how long you plan to, but look to Cellpro, Thunder Power, iCharger, and Hyperion for great quality, accuracy, and safety.




