Originally Posted by
cjhoward78
Noticed my batteries stArt at 7.1 to 7.5 but I'm still putting 4500 mah in a 5600. Just assumed it was regenerated voltage between stop running and charging. Do u put full mah into your batteries. Thinking my lipo cutoff in my havok pro sc may be wrong. Not adjustable though. Guess I could try a external cutoff. What's your thoughts. Also charge is after cc cv is complete.
Voltage doesn't regenerate in LiPo batteries the way it does in round cells. If your battery is at 7.1v there's likely not much left in it, but at 7.6 it isn't close to dead.
All chargers are a little different, but if you aren't putting close to the battery rating back in, you aren't using the whole charge OR the battery is starting to fall off. The only way to tell for sure is to cycle your batteries. That will take a LONG time at a 5a discharge.
I have a Turbo 30 left around from the round cell days when we needed to cycle batteries that will discharge at 30a. I keep it around just for kicks. Any time I feel the need to get it out, usually that's a sign the batteries are junk. This might be an exception to that rule (looking for premature lipo cutoff).