Charging St16 battery with SkyRc D100

[Typhoonpilot]

Hi all,

Are there experience with charging the ST16 battery with SkyRc D100 charger?

 

[Ty Pilot]

I Have the Hitec X2 AC which is virtually Identical. You can charge the ST-16 battery with this charger if you have the correct connector which can be found online at places like Amazon and so forth. It is a one cell pack make sure you have the settings correct and even though it is 8700 Mah and can be charged at one C, I normally charge it at about 6 amps
and it charges plenty fast.

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

Should be fine... it will be a single cell, so you will not need any balance cables... just a banana plug to EC3 connector

 

[Typhoonpilot]

I Have the Hitec X2 AC which is virtually Identical. You can charge the ST-16 battery with this charger if you have the correct connector which can be found online at places like Amazon and so forth. It is a one cell pack make sure you have the settings correct and even though it is 8700 Mah and can be charged at one C, I normally charge it at about 6 amps
and it charges plenty fast.


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Hey TyPilot.

I did just finished charging the ST16 battery.
I dialed in 8700MaH 3,6 V and it took 1,5 hours.
After charging a voltmeter says 4.0 volts (?)

 

[Ty Pilot]

You're fine, these batteries will have a higher peak voltage after charging than their normal rating.

 

[Typhoonpilot]

You're fine, these batteries will have a higher peak voltage after charging than their normal rating.

Thanks Ty Pilot.

 

[Ty Pilot]

You're welcome.

 

[Typhoonpilot]

You're welcome.

 

[Sureshot]

The ST16 battery pack contains 3 18650 Lithium-Ion cells wired in parallel.
(It's kind of a micro version of a Tesla battery.)

 

[Typhoonpilot]

The ST16 battery pack contains 3 18650 Lithium-Ion cells wired in parallel.
(It's kind of a micro version of a Tesla battery.)

Hey Sureshot.

So i have to charge it as a 3 cell battery?

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

No, it is considered a single cell Lithium Ion.

 

[Typhoonpilot]

No, it is considered a single cell Lithium Ion.

Is it because it's wired in parallel?

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

That may be the root reason... IMHO, it is a single cell configuration, because the manufacturer describes it as such:

ST-16 Battery

 

[Sureshot]

Your charger sees it as a 1S (3P).
As Eagle's eye said, it's the 1S that matters