Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Batteries & Chargers => Topic started by: mook on September 29, 2011, 05:37:36 pm
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Hi guys I have some lipos that I brought at the start 2010 they are 3200mah 20c 2 cell yeah racing batteries I just checked the voltage on the three packs 1st pack is 3.96 3.96 the second pack is 3.84 3.84 and 3rd pack is 3.86 3.86 does any one no if these packs will still b okay to use they haven't been touched for like a year they been sat in there box in cupboard
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As they are over 3volt per cell, they should be fine. Just charge them up again.
Barrie
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They are perfect :-)) Li-po have a very low self discharge rate unlike Ni-mh (and SLA to a lesser extent) which would be stone cold flat after a year.
If you don't plan to use a fully charged LI-po within a week it is good practice to discharge them to about 3.8 volts per cell using the discharge function in a balancing charger. this extends their life.
Nick