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ReV:-O
Sorry to bring this back up again, I've just bought a pair of Hyperion 500mah lipo's for the heli, but I'm having trouble programming in the settings into the charger.
The charger won't let me input 550mah, it will only let me put in 500mah or 600mah. If I put in 500mah, i'll be undercharging it, but if I put in 600mah I'll be overcharging it. Is there any way to enter 550mah?
Also, it says they can be charged at up to 6C. That seems a bit high for me, does anyone know what settings I should set the charger to to charge at 3C?
Many thanks
Take the capacity of the pack and multiply it by the charge rating to get the charging amps. In your example: 500mah X 3 = 1.5 amp.
You can always charge a battery under its capacity so you can charge a 500mah pack at 100mah (.1 amp) but it will take longer to fully charge, like five hours in this case but rarely do you ever charge from zero.
Ideally a 1C charge takes an hour or less to completely charge a pack. (C being Current)