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comish 05-13-2015 05:52 PM

Battery Discharge
 
I have a 7.4 v battery that I was discharging and something went wrong with my charger and I caught it at 6.33. Do you think it is ok if it is what voltage should I bring it up to for a few weeks storage?

phildoggg 05-13-2015 05:58 PM

That is low but should be fine. bring it up to 3.83-3.85v/cell for storage .

GerryH 05-13-2015 08:16 PM

What in the world were you doing discharging a lipo?

You probably caught it just in time. Most places say 3v/cell is the limit. But the risk is unmatched packs where one cell has more capacity and thus retains voltage longer. It's possible that one cell was at 2.9v and the other at 3.4v because the first cell was depleted first.

I'd check the resting voltage and see if each cell's voltage is close. And as the dogg said, I'd start with a storage mode charge to get the cells back in balance with a low power charge.

R1Joel 05-13-2015 08:44 PM


Originally Posted by GerryH (Post 14007894)
What in the world were you doing discharging a lipo?

Probably taking it down to storage...

comish 05-14-2015 02:25 AM

I always discharge my batteries for STORAGE and yes it is a lipo. I have recharged it
at 1.0 back up to 7.4 and it seems ok. Thanks everyone for the help

GerryH 05-14-2015 07:56 PM

Does your charger not have a storage mode? At the very least it should have a voltage cutoff setting.

You must have way more patience than I do. Sitting around watching a battery to discharge goes with my other hobby of watching paint dry.

LasagnaCat 05-14-2015 08:23 PM


Originally Posted by GerryH (Post 14009475)
Does your charger not have a storage mode? At the very least it should have a voltage cutoff setting.

You must have way more patience than I do. Sitting around watching a battery to discharge goes with my other hobby of watching paint dry.

I had a Hyperion Super Duo that did not stop charging once. Luckily I was sitting there, and caught it after the packs voltage went a bit higher than it should have (still charging away at full bore, never even dropped the rate to balance/finish.) All the charger settings were correct, and had been for months. Power cycled the unit and sat there and watched the next pack that DID stop correctly. Things do sometimes go wrong for no apparent reason, leaving a lipo completely unattended is risky at best.


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