DreXeL Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Think its time to let ZombieBite have his thread back, this is going nowhere. KingPin I concur. Sorry for the thread derailment ZombieBite, I was merely trying to get across that you didn't need to wait for that bag to come before getting your Firestorm back out and playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieBite Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 It's all good gents I appreciate the input! I've currently got a battery charging (in a lipo bag!) in the garage. The guy who owned the charger and batteries before me ( my firestorm was SH) had everything set up already, although I did check through the settings. My only question is how do I know when it's ready? I'm going to go back out in an hour and I've read that the voltage is meant to be at 4.2 and then it's done ? Very confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 It's all good gents I appreciate the input! I've currently got a battery charging (in a lipo bag!) in the garage. The guy who owned the charger and batteries before me ( my firestorm was SH) had everything set up already, although I did check through the settings. My only question is how do I know when it's ready? I'm going to go back out in an hour and I've read that the voltage is meant to be at 4.2 and then it's done ? Very confusing! The charger will automatically stop when the correct voltage is reached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieBite Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 All charged! Do I need to balance it or anything or is it good to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Does your charger have a balance port that you connect while charging? If so, you can normally see the individual cell voltages on the charger during or after it's finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieBite Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Does your charger have a balance port that you connect while charging? If so, you can normally see the individual cell voltages on the charger during or after it's finished. Um I'm not sure. There is a port for the small white lead from the battery but I wasn't sure what it was so I didn't plug it in. Should I have? The charger is this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008V9LT5M?pc_redir=1414475440&robot_redir=1 '> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008V9LT5M?pc_redir=1414475440&robot_redir=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Um I'm not sure. There is a port for the small white lead from the battery but I wasn't sure what it was so I didn't plug it in. Should I have? The charger is this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008V9LT5M?pc_redir=1414475440&robot_redir=1 '> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008V9LT5M?pc_redir=1414475440&robot_redir=1 Yes you should connect the white balance lead to the charger (it will only go in one port). That charger actually looks very similar to my overlander, and the bumpf says it does balancing and discharging so it should do the job just fine. If you are charging with the lipo in a sack you will find the balance lead is too short. Lipo balance extension leads can be picked up cheap on eBay, just make sure you choose the right one (2s/3s etc) Edited November 5, 2014 by Neil Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Um I'm not sure. There is a port for the small white lead from the battery but I wasn't sure what it was so I didn't plug it in. Should I have? You don't NEED to balance charge every time, but it's good practice. I usually put mine on balance charge first, monitor the cell voltages for a little while, and if they're in balance then I just do a normal charge (I still keep the balance lead plugged in to keep an eye on the cell voltages). I'm not familiar with that charger, but on every charger I've used simply plugging the balance lead in doesn't make the charger do a balance charge, you have to manually select the balance charge mode. Edited November 5, 2014 by DreXeL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 You don't NEED to balance charge every time, but it's good practice. I usually put mine on balance charge first, monitor the cell voltages for a little while, and if they're in balance then I just do a normal charge. I'm not familiar with that charger, but on every charger I've used simply plugging the balance lead in doesn't make the charger do a balance charge, you have to manually select the balance charge mode. On my overlander, if I do a normal charge the cells end up at anything around 4.12-4.18v so I tend to do a balance charge after that which brings them up to 4.2 per cell bang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) On my overlander, if I do a normal charge the cells end up at anything around 4.12-4.18v so I tend to do a balance charge after that which brings them up to 4.2 per cell bang on. Packs do tend to vary, but in my experience if the cells are in balance at the beginning of the charge they stay balanced to the end of the charge. This is using my iMAX B6 chargers. Edited November 6, 2014 by DreXeL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3il Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 All 4 button chargers are pretty much the same... Watch this video and it will show you just about everything you need to know! Worked for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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