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LiPo battery cell yellow discoloration at seam
I am using a LiPo battery to power a model helicopter.
After my first flight with it i noticed a yellow discoloration around the seam of one of the cells. The battery isn't puffed up.
The voltages for ...
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How do I store a Li-ion pouch battery without any discharger or balancer?
I have a single-cell 3.7V 900 mAh Li-ion pouch battery and a 7.4V 30c 2s 850Mah Li-ion pouch battery. I want to store these two batteries (the manufacturer suggests I should store the 2s pack at 3.8V)....
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Can I put lipo and li-ion batteries in series
I have two 3.7 volt 900 mAh LiPo battery, which I connected in series to provide 7.4 volts. But now I want 11.1 volts.
Instead of buying another LiPo battery, am I able to put these two LiPo batteries ...
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Is it safe/good to store a Mavic Mini 2 LiPo battery at ~18% for an unplanned next flight?
They say it is best to store at ~60% but I personally don't want to spend CC for charging it first and then discharging my battery.
Note: someone said, I can just charge the battery and unplug the ...
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Pros/cons of using a BEC in traditional nitro plane?
I have recently joined a local RC club, and one of the members gifted me one of his older planes. How old? 72MHz, nitro-powered, and with Ni-Cd batteries! Old school but it works.
However, I'm ...
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Are drone batteries more prone to swelling than other li-ion batteries?
I have lithium ion batteries in my cell phones, laptops, portable chargers, and all sorts of devices. Sometimes I'll keep them off for a week or two and when I turn the device on, the charge may be ...
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Can you charge 1s and 2s batteries at the same time with the tinyhawk 2 included charger?
I just got a Tinyhawk 2. It came with 2 batteries (2s and 1s) and a battery charger that you plug in to USB.
I know that you can't parallel charge batteries with different cell count, but it looks ...
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Can a lipo battery be charged with more than 0.5 amps? [duplicate]
Using ISDT q8 to charge my 1205mAh 6S lipo battery. I'm wondering if I can change the default settings and charge with more amps?
Is this recommended or will it degrade the battery much quicker. Any ...
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In what situations do puffy batteries pose a risk of ignition?
In this Drones and Model Aircraft SE question, Is it safe to fly LiPo batteries after they get "puffy"?, David O. asked if it is safe to use puffy LiPo batteries.
Gparyani provided an ...
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Can I use two 2s lipo batteries to power my FPV DJI goggles?
The FPV DJI goggles can take 7.4-17.6 Voltage. I am using a 2S 3000mAh LiPo battery. My plan is to buy another of the same liPo battery and attach it with a female to 2 male TX60 connector, making it ...
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Will LiPo batteries deteriorate outside with the temperature changes due to day-night cycle?
I am new to the hobby and I'm concerned about LiPo batteries. I live in an apartment (this is Europe, blocks of apartments are the norm in my country) so I can not put the batteries in a dedicated ...
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Why do LiPo batteries get puffy?
I have used many liPo batteries with my drones and other RCs over the years and have had a few of them puff up. What are the main reasons that LiPo batteries puff up? And are there ways to avoid LiPo ...
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At what voltage per cell should I store a LiPo?
Some sources say you should store your batteries at 3.85V per cell, other says it should be 3.7V.
My charger (ISDT Q6 Lite) on the "Storage" mode has a thumbs-up mark at 3.7V, probably indicating ...
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At what current should I charge a LiPo battery?
I have several different LiPo batteries which I use with my drones, many of them are different voltages and different capacities. How do I know at what current I should charge my drone LiPo batteries?
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Is voltage sag safe if the voltage isn't too low?
I know that a liPo cell should never be below 3.0 volts, but can voltage sag during high throttle maneuvers damage the battery excessively even if the voltage it not below that level?
And if that is ...
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