I’m flying blind here (Excuse the pun) and would appreciate some advice and help with regards to batteries, especially Lipo’s and NiMH’s.
Over the last few years I have gotten the kids into RC buggies, Planes & Boats and have purchased numerous batteries. Due to the dangers of charging Lipo’s, I have made the effort to charge all batteries outside, undercover just in case. However, as time goes by (6months+) these batteries may not be used for sometime, either way they all seem to be failing. They either have expanded and cracked their casing or when charging after 10 minutes I get ‘Vol Cell Error’ on the charger.
The chargers that I am using are the Turnigy Accucell 6 from Hobby King, I have two of them. I connect the output red & black (HD) to the battery and using a monitor cable (Thin/white connx) back to the charger.
However, I bought a boat that came with its own Lipo battery and charger – The difference being is when I charge I connect via the monitoring cable only (Thin) not by the output (HD) red & black cables.
I am confused as when I connect all my other batteries to the chargers I use the red/black HD cables & the thin monitor cables – Is this correct?
How do I confirm what batteries are 2 Cell or 3 Cell? In some cases they may be marked on the casing but sometimes not? Is the charger smart enough to select the right mode?
How do I charge them? The reason I ask is that I usually use quick charge, is this correct? What voltage should I select, if it is not marked on the battery?
What is the best way to store them if they are not being used? Do I use the storage function on the charger? Being that I have a multitude of different batteries they can’t all remain ion ‘storage’ charge, I have to alternate them.
What is balance mode for?
What is Discharge mode for?
How long should batteries last?
To obviously charge NiMH I select that mode on the charger, but can the batteries remain on the charger indefinitely (In some cases I have dedicated NiMH chargers)
How should I dispose of dud batteries?
Are Hobby King batteries reliable?
Thanks in advance.
Over the last few years I have gotten the kids into RC buggies, Planes & Boats and have purchased numerous batteries. Due to the dangers of charging Lipo’s, I have made the effort to charge all batteries outside, undercover just in case. However, as time goes by (6months+) these batteries may not be used for sometime, either way they all seem to be failing. They either have expanded and cracked their casing or when charging after 10 minutes I get ‘Vol Cell Error’ on the charger.
The chargers that I am using are the Turnigy Accucell 6 from Hobby King, I have two of them. I connect the output red & black (HD) to the battery and using a monitor cable (Thin/white connx) back to the charger.
However, I bought a boat that came with its own Lipo battery and charger – The difference being is when I charge I connect via the monitoring cable only (Thin) not by the output (HD) red & black cables.
I am confused as when I connect all my other batteries to the chargers I use the red/black HD cables & the thin monitor cables – Is this correct?
How do I confirm what batteries are 2 Cell or 3 Cell? In some cases they may be marked on the casing but sometimes not? Is the charger smart enough to select the right mode?
How do I charge them? The reason I ask is that I usually use quick charge, is this correct? What voltage should I select, if it is not marked on the battery?
What is the best way to store them if they are not being used? Do I use the storage function on the charger? Being that I have a multitude of different batteries they can’t all remain ion ‘storage’ charge, I have to alternate them.
What is balance mode for?
What is Discharge mode for?
How long should batteries last?
To obviously charge NiMH I select that mode on the charger, but can the batteries remain on the charger indefinitely (In some cases I have dedicated NiMH chargers)
How should I dispose of dud batteries?
Are Hobby King batteries reliable?
Thanks in advance.