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12-18-2007, 02:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 2 miles from nowhere MO.
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|  What do you charge your 2/3 cells at
I just bought a 8 cell 1500 pack from the crawler store and I was wondering what you charge it at what amp Thanks
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12-18-2007, 02:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA
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I bought the same packs from Holmes Hobbies and was told ...first few charges at .1 or .2 amps for new packs...then charge at 1.5 to 3.0 amps after that...hope this helps
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12-18-2007, 02:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 2 miles from nowhere MO.
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Yeah that helps I was charging mine at 1.75 and every now and then you can hear them make a popping noise Is this just because of the first charge Thanks
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12-18-2007, 05:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
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thats way too much for the first charge.... | |
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12-18-2007, 05:34 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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I charged my Elite 1500's at 0.5 amps the first time. After that I found they got too hot on anything over 1.5 amps.
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12-18-2007, 05:51 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada
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The first few charges on a new pack I have done @ .5 amp and the next bunch has been around .8 to 1.0 amp. I have never tried anything more then a 1amp charge. But... that is me. (I have 4 x elite 1500 6 cell packs for my Micro RS4) |
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12-18-2007, 05:55 PM
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| MODERHATER™  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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My rule of thumb is that I charge them for what they are: a 1100 pack 1.1 amps, 1500 pack 1.5, 2200 pack 2.2, 3700 pack 3.7, 8000 pack 8. Make sence?
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12-18-2007, 06:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 2 miles from nowhere MO.
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12-18-2007, 07:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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12-22-2007, 07:01 PM
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12-22-2007, 07:08 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saving for Nationals!!
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Like 666 said, after the first charge to get the limit set, charge at 1C, i.e. 1.5 for a 1500 and so forth. It's will keep your packs lasting longer, and don't forget to discharge them regularly as well. Discharging...something you don't do with LiPo's... |
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12-22-2007, 07:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Englewood, CO
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12-22-2007, 07:51 PM
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