GEARSCIENCE
Rock Crawler
i have an 11.1 1300 mah batt. and i have no idea how low i should et it go before i recharge. also how many volts can each cell hold? thanks
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how low should u allow ur lipos to go before recharge?
- Thread starter GEARSCIENCE
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mudman1
Pebble Pounder
Never let a lipo go below 3 volts per cell.
JAM MaxAmps.com
RCC Addict
Most people now a days run with 3.2 volts per cell. That way your not completely draining the pack which over time can stress them.
Jason
Jason
Ktbone
Quarry Creeper
+1 to both NEVER below 3.0v per cell / cutoff at 3.2v per cell or higher.
And to answer the last part a fully charged lipo should be at 4.20v per cell. If you have a charger that will monitor how much you put back into a pack (mAh) then you should not exceed 80% of the packs total capacity. So for your 1300mAh pack you should be putting back about 1040mAh.
And to answer the last part a fully charged lipo should be at 4.20v per cell. If you have a charger that will monitor how much you put back into a pack (mAh) then you should not exceed 80% of the packs total capacity. So for your 1300mAh pack you should be putting back about 1040mAh.
picklewagon
Rock Crawler
The best thing you can do for lipo batteries is to use an ESC and charger which support lipo batts....Your esc should have a cutoff so you don't damage the cells and your charger should be lipo ready with balancing capabilities. If Your charger is for lipos and doesn't have a balancer built in, you can use an external balancer like the one I use from Losi. If your esc does not have a cutoff, you can get a warning indicator from maxamps or elsewhere to alert you of low voltage. I charge lipos at 1amp per 1000Mah (eg. 1500Mah battery= 1.5a charge) All this info you didn't ask for but I set my cutoff at 3.1v per cell and never had a problem.
GEARSCIENCE
Rock Crawler
Good advice! My charger has a balancer built in so I've been using that everytime. Unfortunately my sidewinder doesn't have a cut off so I'm trying to figure out how much run time I get till the packs are down to the amunt u guys suggest per cell. Thanks for the help guys.
ComingApart
Pebble Pounder
Jkelley
Quarry Creeper
you are correct. The sidwinder does.
Manning
RCC Addict
As high as you can stand, they'll last longer if you don't discharge them as low. All of my planes are set for 10 volts (3.33v per cell). Don't run lipos in the crawler just yet.
floogldood
Quarry Creeper
3.5-3.7 volts/cell resting is the lowest it should be allowed to go. There's no real useable capacity below that.
