superlouis555

Hi all, I have no knowledge on electric gliders except they are very fast! I have already ruined my battery by letting it run out completely for a couple days. I am probebly over protecting my new battery by landing as soon as the motor has slightly less power and rushing home to charge it. How long can I wait to charge after a flight? Also, my charger can charge at very small increments up to 5 amps. What setting would be best for the battery? At 4 amps, it takes about 15 minutes.

1320Fastback

What is the chemistry of the battery?
NiMh, NiCd or LiPo? It should say somewhere on it.

How long and how fast you can charge depend on the chemistry of the batter above.

If you have Lipo batteries you need to STOP NOW!!!!!!!!
Seriously stop everything and learn about them while you still have a house and a home computer in it.

superlouis555

It is a 1550 mAh lipo 3s 11.1v 25c

1320Fastback

Bit of a cross post but for the sake of saftey it needs to happen.
Read this and learn what and how Lipos work.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209187

You CAN burn your house down if you charge them wrong.
I am not one of the dooms day Lipo freaks but you need respect Lipos or they will bite you.

aeajr

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you are charing a 1550 mah lip at 4 amps? I hope you have a high quality charger that is made for that. I would normally charge that at 2.5 amps or less.

And why are you running home to charge? Do you have a car? Charge at the field from the car's battery.