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Originally Posted by HOTSHOT III
When I got back into racing in 2011 I knew absolutely nothing about LiPo, I had a bit of help from the guys at my local club but mainly I just read this article a few times:
http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html
It's written by a helicopter guy and is quite long but nearly all the info is relevant to cars and it tells you all you need to know about charging, cutoff voltages, storage etc.
Hope this helps  |
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Originally Posted by butters86
I read the guide, basically answered all my questions 
The pack came today, I soldered a deans connector on and gave it a balance charge.
It's amazing how if you use a fully charged NiMH pack the wheels spin at one speed. If you then connect the LiPo Pack (which the charger said has about the same voltage) it's like it's been turbo charged! Really didn't think it would make that much difference but it must be the fact there is no voltage drop when you put the power on.
Cheers for the advice all... Need some more LiPos now! |
Glad the link helped mate, like I said there's a lot of it but all the info you need is there.
oOple admins, can we make this guide to LiPo batteries a sticky?