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Old 01-08-2006 | 01:51 PM
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I have a 3 cell 830 mah lipo and it wont charge. I checked thbe voltage and its low? If a battery becomes discharged to low will it not charge?
Old 01-08-2006 | 02:05 PM
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Becomes garbage. I learned the hard way. I left my switch on from my plane when I returned from flying voltage went to low and I had to throw the battery out.
Old 01-10-2006 | 12:46 AM
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A lipo battery should never be discharged below 3V per cell. That's 9V for a 3-cell pack. If your pack measures less than 9V, it was over-discharged and may be damaged.

If the voltage is too low, many lipo chargers will refuse to charge the pack. This is a safety feature, since it can be dangerous to charge a damaged pack.

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Old 01-10-2006 | 04:24 PM
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If you know of anyone who owns a Triton charger it may be able to save the pack. I've saved quite a few batteries for people who's volts where down in the 4.00 volt range. Hopefully it hasn't been too low for too long. Give it a shot.

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