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Old 12-22-2008, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by xman
I have a Ripmax Pro Peak Prodigy II charger with no instructions as I bought it used. I am using a Trak Power 4900 lipo battery that I run in my TC5. I have not used the charger as yet due to the lack of a power supply. A friend charged the battery last week at the track with his MRC 977. My question is what rate should I charge the battery and how long will it take? Also do you ever need to discharge a lipo via a discharger? I have a balancer for the charger and Lipo cut off on the car. Can I run the charger from a car battery for power as I run my starter box that way at the track when running nitro touring?

Thanks for all the help. Old to nitro but new to Lipos.
Charge a 4.9 amps. No need to discharge.

I have run chargers from solar, batteries, and power supplies. Maybe it is just me, but I seem to get the best quality charge from a power supply. When I tried solar and a car battery, my chargers seem to act up. But, if it works, It works.
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