LiPo Charhing/Discharge Rate

[littleVETTE]

how did things turn out?

[soniccj5]

Still have not had time to hit the track, but I was able to use the storage feature on my charger without any problems.

It will either discharge or charge the battery depending on the voltage. Not bad for a $70.00 charger and a left over PC power supply.

[soniccj5]

Just took a test drive on carpet. I think I am going to really like LiPo !!

Now I might not look like a slow 20+ year old car at the track, but instead, a fast out of control 20+ year old car

[soniccj5]

Would it be possible to charge a Lipo battery, then wait about 12-15 hours before using it?

Be easier than setting up my charger at work.

Thanks,

ED

[jacsac]

It is not a problem. Lipo batteries do not drain like nimh cells do when sitting. Lipo is so much better than nimh when it comes to maintenance too.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

Would it be possible to charge a Lipo battery, then wait about 12-15 hours before using it?

Be easier than setting up my charger at work.

Thanks,

ED

I'm not kidding when I say you could wait a month easily. They hold their voltage unlike any other kind of battery. I've let mine sit for 6 months or better and they don't drop at all. That's why they say store them at 60-70%. I actually damaged some cells because they sat fully charged for too long. Don't make the same mistake I did and store them fully charged thinking "If 60% is good than 100% is even better! " . That's not the case with lipos.

[soniccj5]

Thanks for the info!

I was very happy with the run time as well. Over 40 minutes with no drop in speed.

[PBR Allstar]

I put mine in a storage state if they are going to sit more than a week unused. I store mine at 3.8v per cell and discharge to the storage voltage at 0.5 amps

[PBR Allstar]

one other thing, always turn off and disconnect the pack from the esc when storing the battery if they are in the car, I've ruined a pack before leaving it connected to the esc with the switch off (apparently some esc's have some sort of current draw even when switched off)