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What should a LiPo's voltage be at full charge?

How can I determine what the voltage of a LiPo should be when at full charge? Specifically, what should the voltage at full charge for a 2200mAh 20c 3-cell LiPo be?
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3 votes
1 answer
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Can I use a MJX bugs 5w battery and/or charger for the MJX Bugs 5w 4k (upgraded version)?

I am wondering if I can use the MJX bugs 5w battery for its upgraded version (MJX bugs 5w 4k) as it seems they both are the same dimensions, so it can slide into the drone. Also, I am wondering if I ...
cool bean's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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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 ...
Ryan Arief's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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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 ...
DroneDome's user avatar
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LiPo battery power maximization

I have a 3S1P 2.2A 50C battery for a drone that I build. I have a charger that looks like this: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/RC-B3-AC-Lipo-Battery-Charger_60812527463.html At first, when ...
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5 votes
1 answer
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Empty Cells on LiPo - Balance Charger or Battery Problem?

I recently opened up a box of 5 year old 3S LiPos which I had in storage. When I hooked them up to my Turnigy Accucel 6 80w balance charger, they mostly measured total voltages around 11v~. However, ...
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9 votes
4 answers
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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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2 votes
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How to charge LiPo batteries in series?

Is there any way to use my main charger, which can charge 2-6s batteries, to safely charge multiple 1s batteries in series? (assuming all of the batteries are the same capacity) How would I go about ...
Jacob B's user avatar
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19 votes
3 answers
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How long can a LiPo pack be kept fully discharged before storage charging?

There is a reason LiPo packs are recommended to be stored at a storage charge. It is commonly known that storing a battery fully charged reduces its capacity and performance. What about storing ...
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5 answers
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How can I safely parallel charge my LiPo batteries?

I have multiple LiPo batteries that I want to charge up so I can get out flying as fast as (safely) possible. With my existing LiPo charger, how can I parallel charge multiple batteries at once?
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