Li-Pos
12-30-2005, 01:06 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: VacavilleCA
Posts: 128
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Li-Pos
Ok, I have been flying r/c for 30 years now and just bought my first li-po pack. I have a Pro-Peak Prodigy II charger and a 2cell 7.4 volt 3200 mah pack. After reading all the horror stories I need some advice. I have charged these batteries 2 times now at 1/2 c. Neither charge or discharge in my plane have the batteries gotten warm muchless hot to the touch. When charging them why does the amps on my charger go to almost 0 amps after it reaches 8.4 volts. Is this normal for Li-Pos? I know nicads and nimh the amperage drops a little but not almost to zero. Why do Li-pos do this? Is this ok??
12-30-2005, 01:48 AM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Napoleon, OH
Posts: 1,617
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Li-Pos
The behavior you describe is normal. The CVCC (constant voltage / constant current) charging regime for lipos is such that current drops to near zero when the charge is complete.
- Jeff
- Jeff
