WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My overlander 4400mah 60c 6s lipo has a cell down. It cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex97 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I got mine from Modelsport and when one cell when two low they fixed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 That was my next question, are the turnigy ones any good but you've confirmed it for me, cheers. They are nice and cheap. I might have a stab at making it a 5s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhum51 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 i agree with the 5s conversion! you would need to find an identical cell and ideally with a similar count of cycles. if you doant, it will remain unbalanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool thanks guys, ill look into removing the bad cell. Would I need to change the balance lead and plug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My overlanders are getting quite out of balance . A 2s was 4.03 3.78 They're expensive and from now on its Nanotec's all the way . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) My other 4s has one cell showing a lot more guts than the other 3 , how can you level them up? Shouldn't a balance charge sort it? Cuz it dont lol. Edited January 8, 2013 by WADREW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhum51 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool thanks guys, ill look into removing the bad cell. Would I need to change the balance lead and plug? yup! definitely otherwise you wont be able to balance the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Check out my thread on my 'Mental Maxx', within 'Some of my Friends' in General RC. I've changed from older 25C 3S 5Ah batteries which started to go a bit 'fluffy', to Turnigy nanotech's. 3S 5Ah 65/130C no less. The E-Maxx runs 6S, and did without problem through a Mamba Monster - couldn't anymore - too much power available and the ESC was cutting out. I had to go to a Mamba XL2!! Now it is as the name suggests - MENTAL!! So far, I've not had a problem. I've only cycled perhaps 3 times, each time they complete their charge within a minute of each other - got to be a good sign, charging at the same rate. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Check out my thread on my 'Mental Maxx', within 'Some of my Friends' in General RC. I've changed from older 25C 3S 5Ah batteries which started to go a bit 'fluffy', to Turnigy nanotech's. 3S 5Ah 65/130C no less. The E-Maxx runs 6S, and did without problem through a Mamba Monster - couldn't anymore - too much power available and the ESC was cutting out. I had to go to a Mamba XL2!! Now it is as the name suggests - MENTAL!! So far, I've not had a problem. I've only cycled perhaps 3 times, each time they complete their charge within a minute of each other - got to be a good sign, charging at the same rate. Al. I had a look mate, some nice kit you got there. I've been reading about recovering bad cells in a lipo, is it worth a try at charging it on Nimh setting for a while to try and bring the bad cells voltage back up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyllewellyn Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 thats how i revive dodgy cells charge on nimh till you pass the 3v and then balance although you may hav a little trouble locating and isolating the cell for repair andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WADREW Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Could I connect wires through the balance plug to that one cell? From the charger. Edited January 8, 2013 by WADREW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyllewellyn Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 i'm sure you could although not done it myself have a look in the lipo guide in the electric section andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Nanos are good for the money, but zippy are a bit pants TBH, so nano normal or a spec will be fine...also genes ace are fairly good and have a lot of praise and good reviwes, there are many other good budget brands out there as well but just do your research first. I have heard that opti power are not bad batterys and have very good proformance and good price BUT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVEING PROBLEMS WITH CELLS GOING SOFT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicideneil Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Could I connect wires through the balance plug to that one cell? From the charger. How far out of balance are the cells? A slow balance charge should bring them all back in line, up to 4.2v each. No garantee they will stay that way after a single use though- if they get way out of balance again when you put them back on charge, time to relegate that pack to lighter duty use only, with a higher LVC setting. Regards your 6s lipo with a dead cell- easy enough to locate the bad cell and desolder it for sure ( you will need to be very careful with where you poke the iron, and it'll need to be a big iron too- a desoldering pump would be handy to remove the melted solder as you work ). You won't however need to change the balance connector, but you will need to move the pins/wires along so that there isn't a gap in the sequence as such ( unless it's cell 6 that died, in which case no worries, just pull that wire and you're done- the charger will see the pack as a 5s pack without that cell and balance wire- the white plastic connector doesn't make any difference as all the balance sockets on a charger / balancer board as in parallel ). This thread should help: http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27348 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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