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Old 05-03-2014 | 10:52 AM
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hey people i own a lipo battery which has been in storage of about 1 to 2 months now and just a few days ago i took it out and tried to balance charge it like i normally do and it wouldnt charge due to low cell voltage. On my H.K battery buzzer it cells voltage is read as

all cells :6.20

cell 1 : 0.58

cell 2 :3.15

cell 3 :2.56

it is in a bad situation and its my first lipo to have ever done that straight out of storage.I have only owned this lipo for only 3 or 4 month is ther any possible way to fix this or should i just give up on it and trash it please help
P.S only been charged 5 time form the time it was bought

thanks for any advice given

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Old 05-03-2014 | 12:00 PM
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Cell one is hosed and cell 3 isn't exactly good. I would trash it and start over. Anything below 3V/cell on a LiPo is not a good position to be in.
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Old 05-03-2014 | 12:13 PM
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It is dead for sure.
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Old 05-03-2014 | 01:20 PM
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thanks for the heads up guys and what lipo batteries would you recommend for someone? i am not looking into spending to much money on high end lipo batteries but i need something just to be used at the time
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Old 05-03-2014 | 01:35 PM
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Maybe look at some Turnigy batteries from Hobby King. They're pretty economical.
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Old 05-03-2014 | 06:58 PM
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Spend a little more on some quality packs and you wont have this issue. The problem was the pack you had had very high internal resistance, so much so that it drained itself on on two cells. Check out SMC-racing.com for some of the best cells at an even better price.
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Old 05-03-2014 | 07:12 PM
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When you left it a month or two ago, how much charge was in it?

And what kind was it just for sh*ts and giggles.....
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Old 05-03-2014 | 11:39 PM
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Charge your lipo pack with Storage charge mood, if your balance charger have this function, and there will be long time no use it.

GE power 11.1V 2200mAh 25C http://www.focalrc.com/ge-power-11-1...er-p20438.html
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Old 05-04-2014 | 09:57 AM
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When you left it a month or two ago, how much charge was in it?

And what kind was it just for sh*ts and giggles.....

it was in storage mood when i left it and its a hardcase zippy 30c series 5000mah lipo battery
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