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Old 05-12-2011, 09:47 PM   #1
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So I have a onyx 230 and I did read through the manual but it didn't say anything about the charging time, I have a blue 3s 3000mah 20c lipo and I set it up right and set the amp rate at 2.0a but the charge time automatically set it for 45min and right now it's at the 20 min mark and it hasn't even reached 1000mah, what do I do? Stop it and change the time or what?
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Old 05-12-2011, 10:10 PM   #2
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Well its done and it only charged to 1157mah wth am I suppose to do? I'm really lost and don't want to destroy my lipo I just got today
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Well its done and it only charged to 1157mah wth am I suppose to do? I'm really lost and don't want to destroy my lipo I just got today
The amount of mah in it doesn't matter as much as the final voltage. As long as it is at 12.6 volts and each cell is at 4.2 volts everything should be fine.

Most lipo's come charged at 3.7-3.9 volts from the factory or they are in "storage" level (3.8 volts)
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So what do I do? The user data is saying 12.6, so it is but why am I only seeing 1100 mah? My lipo says 3000mah
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So what do I do? The user data is saying 12.6, so it is but why am I only seeing 1100 mah? My lipo says 3000mah
It only adds the mah it needs to be completely charged.

ie: if you have a 1000 mah pack and drain it to 500 mah it will only put back in 500 mah. so in your case you have a 3000 mah pack it came partially charged so it was around 2000 and only needed about 1000 to fully charge it.

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Ohhhhhhhhh I get it now, I thought it storage meant really low, so it's fine then? That is good, so does that mean the charging time will change to something longer next time since the battery will be low then?
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Ohhhhhhhhh I get it now, I thought it storage meant really low, so it's fine then? That is good, so does that mean the charging time will change to something longer next time since the battery will be low then?
Yep everything should be good. If you drain it to cut-off it should put 3000 mah back in so it will take longer to charge. You can also up the charge rate to 3 amps which would be at 1c charge rate so that it will take less time. Make sure you balance your lipo to so the cells stay at the same level so you are not under/over charging a cell.
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