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Old 06-03-2013 | 04:23 AM
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I have a trakpower vr-1 charger w/ the docking power supply. When I go to charge my small 2s packs it charges them for a minute or 2 then reads full , but they aren't. I have an eflite 800mah 2s that I charge at .8 amps and a venom 2400mah 2s that I charge at 1.4.I've tried charging cc/cv and fast charge modes w/ same results.wth am I doing wrong?
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Doesnt sound like your doing anything wrong. What does it say your voltages are when done charging?
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I have a trakpower vr-1 charger w/ the docking power supply. When I go to charge my small 2s packs it charges them for a minute or 2 then reads full , but they aren't. I have an eflite 800mah 2s that I charge at .8 amps and a venom 2400mah 2s that I charge at 1.4.I've tried charging cc/cv and fast charge modes w/ same results.wth am I doing wrong?
Sounds like you're using a powerlab? If so, try one of the default small pack pre-sets.
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I have a trakpower vr-1 charger w/ the docking power supply. When I go to charge my small 2s packs it charges them for a minute or 2 then reads full , but they aren't. I have an eflite 800mah 2s that I charge at .8 amps and a venom 2400mah 2s that I charge at 1.4.I've tried charging cc/cv and fast charge modes w/ same results.wth am I doing wrong?
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Sounds like you're using a powerlab? If so, try one of the default small pack pre-sets.
last time I checked that wasn't made by power lab..
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Old 06-03-2013 | 05:56 PM
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they jump up to 8.4 pretty rapidly like they are being charged at 2c but when I put them in remote only at 7.3 to 7.7
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Do you balance charge them?
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Do you balance charge them?
everytime
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Did u make sure the charger is on 2s 7.4v?
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Originally Posted by theblitzkidd
Did u make sure the charger is on 2s 7.4v?
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My old radio did that too. After I fully charged my lipo then put it in the radio it only registered 7.8 and the charger said 8.4. Is it a spektrum? If so try a voltage regulator unless its a DX3R Pro, you won't need it
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crazy nick, that's one of the best sigs I've seen in awhile..
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Agreed. Great sig. My fear is she sells it and finds out how much I spent on it!

I have the same charger. Do you get the same result out of port 1 & 2?
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You may want to ask this question the the TrakPower thread. A bunch of us in there have this charger and there's definitely TrakPower folks who can help you.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...nt-thread.html
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Sorry. iPad double post.

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