J.Kirkman
05-02-2011, 10:54 PM
Hi guys, I was hoping someone could tell me if there are any negative effects caused by charging lipo cells at lower currents (around 3 amps). I remember with Nicad cells the harder you charged them the more "puncy" they used to be. Didn't want to make my lipos lazy by charging them lower than their 1C sugested rating.
Reason I ask is that I've just purchased an Imax quatro charger allowing 4 packs to be charged at once. At preasent I only have a 10 amp PSU so either I charge 2 at a time or stick 4 on at a lower current and go back to bed for another hour on a Sunday morning!! A 3 amp charge with the PSU set to 13.8v draws only 2.43 amps.
Any negative or even possitives for charging at a low current much appreciated :D
John.
Reason I ask is that I've just purchased an Imax quatro charger allowing 4 packs to be charged at once. At preasent I only have a 10 amp PSU so either I charge 2 at a time or stick 4 on at a lower current and go back to bed for another hour on a Sunday morning!! A 3 amp charge with the PSU set to 13.8v draws only 2.43 amps.
Any negative or even possitives for charging at a low current much appreciated :D
John.