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Old 09-27-2010 | 05:50 PM
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Dredd
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Originally Posted by Dave H
Ideally the less time sitting at full charge the better.

Be aware that charge state is impacted by temperature. If you do leave a fully charged pack at the very least don’t allow it to get hotter, that’s not good. For example don't charge then leave it a car out in the hot sun.

One thing you can do if you have a charger that has a fast charge or percentage charge option, is charge to 90% or so if you are charging ahead of time. You only give up a little run time on your first run.
Well, I can only do a charge or discharge to a specified cutoff point. So I'll discharge it to 3.7v/cell which would be 14.8v for a 4s pack.

I got a Lipo Sack, but the charge leads and balancer plug don't quite reach into the bag very well. Where can I buy longer charge leads? my charger uses banana plugs and the balancer is built in. I plug in a little board and then attach my battery's balance lead to the correct plug. That is quite a short wire.

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