Another battery question ?

[johnnyb57]

I've read here to store your battery at like 50% which is 15.5 v, So my question is if fully charged @ 17.3v should I store it at like 8.5v ? Sorry but I'm tryin to learn all this stuff. The other thing I dont get is the length of time between a fully charged battery has to be put into storage mode ? Is a week or two going to do any harm to a fully charged battery ?

 

[Mrgs1]

Storage is 15.6 instead of 15.2 or, 3.9 volts per cell vs. 3.8 volts and fully charged we are at 17.4 vs. 16.8 for the standard Typhoon LiPo packs. Don't over think, if you have a third party charger like a DY5 this is taken care of, if not you can put the settings into another type 3rd party charger, it's not advisable to keep them fully charged for longer than a few days, otherwise their health could be affected.

 

[Steve Carr]

should I store it at like 8.5v

The 50% refers to the battery capacity rather than the voltage. A 4 cell LiHV battery would ruined at 8.5v. As @Mrgs1 indicates, it's best to put a battery in storage charge after a day or two.