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LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

Old 05-07-2008, 07:12 PM
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Default LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

Hi!
I just buy an new 3 cells, 11.1V, 3900 mAh LIPo battery, and a balance charger for 2 o 3 cells Lipoz batt.
So I connect the charger and start charging the battery. All the light have a normal signal (red light ON, green light blink).
For now have passed 5 hours... And still the battery isn't charged (the green light blink - must stop blink when charged)

Is this normal???

This is my battery:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=270226293459

and this is a charger:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320235499266

Old 05-07-2008, 07:26 PM
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Default RE: LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

If the charger is really a 750 ma then 750 x 5hrs = 3750 mah battery?
Old 05-07-2008, 07:50 PM
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Default RE: LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

Lipo's can be charged at 1C.....that means 1 times its caapcity.You have a 3900mah pack which is 3.9 amps.This battery if charged at 3.9 amps would take about an hour to charge if completely dead.You have a charger that only charges at 750mah....thats .75 amps,3/4 of a amp.So,yes with a 750mah charges I can see it taking 5hrs to charge your pack,as you are only chargeing it at 1/5th its C

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Default RE: LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

Ok, thanks!
Yesterday I disconnect it when was charging after 5 hours, but I will charge it again to see how much will go until will charge it completely.
Old 05-08-2008, 08:04 AM
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Default RE: LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

If you have a voltmeter, to verify whether is full charged it should read 12.6 volts
Old 05-09-2008, 08:09 AM
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Default RE: LiPo Charging time over 5 hours???

Ok, I leave to charge the battery and it take 7 hours...

It's just that the charger is not so fast (about 500mA - I think???), and the battery have 3900 mAh, so it take something more that 7 hours to full charge.


Anyway, thanks everybody!

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