karlo888 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Was wondering if worth getting one? Just that I have charged 4x 2s 5200 possibly over a week ago but not used fully in any car yet. also a couple of nimh batteries for cars too. just like to be able to check if not below 3.6 for the lipos. thanks Edited March 7 by karlo888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred barlow Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 These are good but you can find the more basic versions for less on eBay https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/fusion-rc-smart-guard-3-lithium-battery-checker-and-balancer-368142 I use the battery doctor along side low voltage alarms in the cars You will need a servo plug to your chosen battery connection plug adapter to check the NiMH voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshireman Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 As stated above you can get lipo voltage checkers on ebay/amazon for just a few quid and they work well. A word of warning though, don't leave you lipos fully charged for more than a day or so....otherwise they will become stressed and balloon, which will ruin them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Yorkshireman said: As stated above you can get lipo voltage checkers on ebay/amazon for just a few quid and they work well. A word of warning though, don't leave you lipos fully charged for more than a day or so....otherwise they will become stressed and balloon, which will ruin them. ☝️Ditto. Best practice is to only charge the lipos on the morning of the day that you are going to use them. Once back home, put them all through the charger on the storage mode setting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlo888 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Thanks for the link and thanks for the advise. i will look at my charger manual to see if it has a storage mode, thin it is just a charge and discharge model ☹️☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 What batteries are they? Also what charger do you have? You should really get a charger with balance charge and storage charge modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlo888 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 (edited) All my stuff are old, just taken down from attic except the 4 new batteries I brought. 2s 5200 50c. i have a elysium lx60b pro charger. just waiting for my battery checker to arrive 👍 Edited March 8 by karlo888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Just read about it and it doesnt mention having a storage charge facility ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlo888 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 18 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: Just read about it and it doesnt mention having a storage charge facility ? I read instructions and does not have storage mode. Was thinking discharge until 3.6v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I guess you could do it that way ? or get a charger with storage mode ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlo888 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Feel sorry for you guys with 3s plus……took me over a hour and half to storage charge 1 x 2s 😱😱😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, karlo888 said: Feel sorry for you guys with 3s plus……took me over a hour and half to storage charge 1 x 2s 😱😱😱 It depends on how much charge is in the battery, it takes longer to discharge down to storage level than to charge up to it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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