Originally Posted by
taco94
Well see, the thing I'm concerned with is lifespan. Safety too. How long it takes to charge a Li-po; I don't care. All I'm concerned with is safety and lifespan. By the way that Li-po was made back in early '08 or somewhere, back when all there was was charging at 1C or letting it die at anything higher. My Orion will not mind a 2C, but I prefer to put it at 1.
By the way, about how many runs would it take off if it's charged at 2C or more?
As I said, the OEM actually advertises that 2C is safe, meaning it won't reduce the lifespan. If it was at all dangerous in any way they wouldn't dare advertise to do it for liability, they say if you go up to 3C it may start retarding the lifespan, but otherwise 1C/2C is fine. I'm not saying you have to go charging your batteries at high rates or anything, just don't get scared when someone else is or try to tell them they're doing something wrong. I would say leaving your batteries at the proper voltage when not in use and keeping them balanced will do a lot more to keep them lasting longer than charging them at 2C, but that's just my opinion.