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Old 01-20-2013, 12:54 PM   #1
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Is there a way to do a storage charge with my Onyx 235? Lately I've just been running the battery down and storing it that way. But I've heard there is a discharge/storage type thing you can do with certain chargers. Thanks in advance for any help. Bobby.
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Old 01-20-2013, 08:11 PM   #2
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i have that charger an no i dont think it has storage mode. ive been chargein my packs to 3/4 the capicty for storage
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Old 01-20-2013, 08:47 PM   #3
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Awesome. Thanks for the info man.
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Old 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM   #4
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no prob it is a good charger though i also did a little lookin an found this on the duratrax website NiCd, NiMH, LiPo, Li-Ion and LiFe cell manufacturers recommend applying a 40% full charge to the batteries before being
put in storage. To achieve this, setting the CAPACITY screen to a reduced level before charge will cause the charger to
deliver only a partial charge to the battery.
Multiply your battery’s rated capacity by 0.4 to fi nd the proper value. Enter this value (or the closest available value) into
this screen. For example: The 40% full charge capacity of a battery rated at 3200mAh would be (3200  0.4) 1280mAh.
The closest possible setting for this would be 1300mAh. The 40% full charge capacity of a battery rated at 1600mAh would
be (1600  0.4) 640mAh. The closest possible setting for this would be 650mAh.
Once this value is set, proceed to charge the battery. When charge ends, you should notice that only about 40% of the
battery’s rated capacity was delivered during charge by looking at the “COMPLETE” screen as explained above

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Old 01-21-2013, 12:04 PM   #5
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Excellent man. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. I appreciate it.
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Old 01-21-2013, 12:29 PM   #6
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no prob after the first post it got me to thinkin that there should b some kinda rule of thumb or standard to storage charge for a lipo as for writein it up na i cant take credit for that thats right from the instruction manual on the duratrax website .but yea i never new this either

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