amec

Hello all, i usually hang in the Savage area. But i now a question on charging a lipo battery so i thought here might the place to ask.
I got a Mamba Max and a 7.4 volt 5000mah lipo. When i charge the batt my charger tells me it takes around 2500mah.
My charger is a swallow advance, does this charger cope with batteries in series? I cant find any info on it.
Thanks

RURC

Is this the charger you have?

There should be no issue with useing this charger. There is one issue that you may not know of. As I read the specs it states that it is a liion charger. It dose not give a spicific for lipo. There is a difference. You will not get a full charge from this charger on a lipo. The program has a voltage cut off that is lower than the lipo wants. This being said it should still charge to about 90% + capisity of the battery. Whose battery do you have? Also are you sure that you are dischargeing it that low? YOu may not be dropping it down to the lower limit. Hope this gives you a direction.

I know the charger says on its face liion /po but the specs give no difference in the program for this and they require slightly different procedures. But like I said it still will work to a point.

guver

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The swallow also may have a time-out or capacity time out feature that's causing it to stop.

2 questions: does the current drop down at end? what is the voltage at end?

amec

Guver, I will cycle the batt today and get back to you.
RURC, That is the exact charger i have. I get what you are saying about the diff between lipo and lion batt's. The charger does have different setting for both lion and lipo though

amec

I cycled the batt today and 4800mah were sucked out of it. So i guess it charges just fine. Thanks for the help. I am going to flatten that battery the best way now. At very high speed