Originally Posted by
Doug Smock
It depends.
If I haven't already over discharged them I take them down to .5v/cell then charge them at .5A to 100% of their capacity to balance them just like the old days. Once fully charged I store the in the warmest part of the house! The attic in the summertime and on top of the gas furnace in the winter. I have this cool temperature alarm that lets me know if they fall below 100'F
If I have knocked the bottom out of them I don't try to discharge them further. I just charge them to 100% and store them as above.
Fully charged packs that I didn't get to run I just store. Some of my packs have been in storage for six months!!!!
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in a circle, with a snap!!!
Are you saying that you discharge to 0.5v per cell? And that you store in a warm environment? I don't have time to search back through all the threads but 3.7v/cell is as low as they need to go, in fact the discharge function cuts off at 3.0v on my chargers. If you are doing this then how can any of your lipos survive long? Also I do recall that it is recommended to store in a cool place. On the face of it you are abusing your batteries. Why would you overdischarge on running? The recommended so many times is to only use 80%. I'm confused here Doug, or are you taking the mickey? Storage charge is 3.85v/cell, not fully charged.
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