Can anyone help explain how to discharge batteries correctly and the specifics. Maybe even a manual on the q500's battery and maintenance??? Thanks
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For us to be specific you need to do the same. Discharge for:
Disposal?
Storage?
The batteries for the Q500 are 3S (3 LiPo cells in series) with a nominal voltage of 11.1V and full charge voltage of 12.6V. Storage voltage should be 11.4V (3.8V per cell).
Disposal?
Storage?
The batteries for the Q500 are 3S (3 LiPo cells in series) with a nominal voltage of 11.1V and full charge voltage of 12.6V. Storage voltage should be 11.4V (3.8V per cell).
On my Chroma batteries also 3S, I make an effort to land with the controller showing 11.1v or so. The battery rebounds a bit when you take the load off.
I generally target 3.75v to 3.8v per cell so I don't need to be dead precise to store.
I like to do it that way because the manual discharge methods I have are slow. Also I feel it's better on the battery not to discharge it as deeply as I could. Before I put them up I check the cell voltages, if one cell is only .01 off I'll go ahead and put it away. If not I'll put it on a balancer.
I also store mine in the fire retardant cases individually in the top shelf of the fridge. It's not as cold there but it keeps them at a stable cold temp. They get put in a ziploc bag as well to prevent condensation when I set them out to normalize to air temp before use.
My batteries are probably well over 3 years old and still perform well.
I generally target 3.75v to 3.8v per cell so I don't need to be dead precise to store.
I like to do it that way because the manual discharge methods I have are slow. Also I feel it's better on the battery not to discharge it as deeply as I could. Before I put them up I check the cell voltages, if one cell is only .01 off I'll go ahead and put it away. If not I'll put it on a balancer.
I also store mine in the fire retardant cases individually in the top shelf of the fridge. It's not as cold there but it keeps them at a stable cold temp. They get put in a ziploc bag as well to prevent condensation when I set them out to normalize to air temp before use.
My batteries are probably well over 3 years old and still perform well.
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