How to charge a lipo battery using a 4-button charger

[justinspirational]

also if the lipo storage takes the cells down to about only 3.7V per cell, isn't that discharging about 89% (leaving only about 11% charge in)? I thought it's not good to discharge lipos more than 80%..? thank you for your opinion on this

[justinspirational]

Thanks Bruce for all your great videos- can you tell me why we would not always balance charge our lipos? Is balance charging slower than normal charging (without balancing)? Why not always fast charge with intermittent balance charges? Is there a disadvantage to fast charging- does it reduce the life of the lipo? thanks for your reply

[OlyAirSoft]

this was very helpful and i got the same charger

[icedteaforever]

Awesome video, a lifesaver!

[hyper080]

hwy im just getting in to the hobby would you recommend this charger

[pietzeekoe]

Whats the advantage of normal charging over balance charging....and can you just always balance charge your batts?

[pizzaisgood14]

how do you set the max voltage per cell for a lipo. i need to reduce my charge cut off for a 3s lipo from 4.2 volts to 4.0 or 4.1 because i live in a very cold climate and dont want them fully charged to 4.2 volts and then bring them into heated house and have the voltage rise.

[my73737373]

What is a good voltage for lipo cut off?

[TheBryce935]

thanks

[Soldier53flyer]

Thank You, If not for you I would not know 1/2 of what I know! so thank you!!! stay from Hobby King! they suck!

[my73737373]

What is the max charging amps of that charger

[metalkozel]

Very nice video. But what about LiFe batteries without XT60 plug?

[MrIFHI]

very help full video i am worried about my turnigy accucell 6 charger

[emilaero]

Thanks so much for doing this video Bruce, I have two questions, I want to buy a simple wall socket 12v power adapter and am wandering what how many amps it should be? and the connector is just called a bayonet connector? Thanks

[MrJED698]

Bruce if you press the - you can go back and press type you go forward

[realjdmek9]

I thought you have to divide 2200mah with 20C...

[1989cranston]

Thank you for your very informative explanation on this. I read the manual cover to cover and was still lost. I plugged my charger and lipo to a car battery and charged it as you walked us through it. Thank you again

[rillychilly]

I have just ordered this exact charger to use with some 6.6v LiFe 2S and 4.8v NiMh Rx batteries, the charger only seems to cater for 7.4v or 3.7v... will this be a problem?? Any help much appreciated

[HeadShot360IN]

Wow, Hobbyking stuff is so inexpensive. My local canadian hobbyshop is trying to sell me a brushless for $60-$80, when it's only $10 on Hobbyking. and $120 for a lipo that's $20 from Hobbyking. and an ESC for $40, when it's only $20 on Hobbyking. and a 2.4ghz radio, for $200 when they have good enough ones on Hobbyking for $50..... LOL!!!!

[shoopdj]

Does the power supply have to put out exactly 12 VDC? Mine, used for my Hobbico Accu-charger, puts our 14 VDC and doesn't work with the Turnigy Accucell 6.

[ricafe]

Great video ! It helped me to understand how the Turnigy charger works.

Thank you !

[kiranprasad92]

i have got the same ZIPPY 3S battery from hobbyking..but my charger does not have a XT60 connector..so i could not charge it from the time it was shipped..when i checked the initial charge,it wasn't charged at all...does this state of the battery affect the working of the battery?its been like that for about 4 months

[sealbay]

Hi good video i have a iMAX B6 charger just wondering about discharging on my charger there is a discharge setting witch you don't show i am using a 11.1 v 3sell 2200Mag but it is 18c what is the discharge & charge rate thanks Phil

[partyrob200]

Really good video, thanks!

[Kiwideno]

thanks for the vid, got a hobbyking HKC6 and used your instructions up to the point of connecting the battey, just need a battey now to continue 8-).

cheers

[sloperdude]

I'm surprised that Bruce glossed over the verification screen where it shows R: (number of cells read) and S: (number of cells set.) This is a very important screen. If the two numbers don't match, then you should recheck how many cells in series your pack has, against how many cells in series you set on the charger. If you set a charge voltage different than the voltage of your pack and tried to charge it, your pack has a good chance of catching fire.

[RCModelReviews]

@sloperdude Good point -- although all the 4-button charges I've tested refuse to charge a pack that has fewer cells than set in the charge parameters because they consider the pack to be "under-voltage".

[ebr62933]

Good video, some good info, essential for newcomers, and I picked up a few good tips in anycase.

[godofarchitecture]

This is a great guide for beginners. There is so much inaccurate information out there on lipo-charging so it's nice to see a guide by someone who actually knows what he's talking about.

[UtRadioGuy]

I have the same type charger. Mine is a Thunder T610 10A 200/25W

[lookingHK]

Is it possible to go to Lipo Balance charge mode everytime when it power up?

[fulg]

@lookingHK Those types of chargers generally remember the last thing you did, and will go back there when you power it up. So, yes!

[Skydive4ever]

I have these and they work fine, the only issue is balancing, one of mine is quite a bit off in balancing, could you do a vid to show how to calibrate the accucell6, thanks.

[purplenoise2002]

@Skydive4ever Make sure you are not charging at too high a rate. The slower the rate the closer to peak all cells will be. At higher rates the charger will charge up to 4.2 per cell, but batteries tend to show a higher voltage immediately after a charge (more if faster) and this voltage sags soon after. The batteries might have been balanced at the moment the charger stopped, but later sagged. At slower rates, the internal chemistry can keep up with the current and there is usually less sag.

[SubatomicMD]

:) Great Video!! 5 Stars

[jodde73]

Good video, but I always use the "charge" mode. I was thinking it balances there as well when I have balance plug connected. Try to toggle 1 click on + button Bruce, when doing a "charge" (with balance plug conn.). On my 4-button Turnigy Accucell 8150 it seems to balance the cells. But a little confusing what the "balance" mode would be good for then. Hmm

[turdsurfer]

Is it possible to charge or discharge small 1S lipos only using the balance connector because usually that's all they have?

[volltz]

As allways very good video and i think especially for beginners this is very informative.

But you said you cant cycle backwards in the battery type menu. On mine Accucell6 i can press the "Type" Button for one direction and the "Minus" Button for the other! Very handy when you pressed the button one time to often and dont want to go back all the way through the options

[Gourvelos]

We seem to forget the simple things to show people in our video's well done.

[cambridgekiwi]

Also, I HIGHLY recommend charging lipos in a Lipo safe charging bag and on concrete, as sometimes a slightly damaged lipo can fail when charging, not matter how careful you are.

[cambridgekiwi]

Hey Bruce... my charger is slightly different, it automatically starts charging as soon as it detects a battery in the circuit - with the last settings made on the charger. Hence if you were to recommend a standard practice for charging, that would be to make sure the settings are made in the charger for the correct battery type BEFORE connecting the lipo for charging. I have an Orbit Pocket ladder, and it auto detects the number of cells for charging which you have to accept to start charging

[vfrvtec]

very informative thanks Bruce.i have the same charger and the calibration will be good to no.

[psygn0sis]

AWESOME! Finally someone explains it all, Thank you ever so much!

[prop1113]

if you want an awesome charger the imax B6AC duel power i think is the best there is apart from Turnigy. If you are in NZ they cost about $150nzd on Trademe.

[TheRattleSnake3145]

@prop1113

Wow, anyone who pays that is getting ripped off big time, they are US$39.99 at HobbyKing

[JollySwagman2006]

Nice Tutorial Bruce , will be very useful to those that didnt get a manual or in fact did get one but in Chinglish

[donphobos]

Great tutorial. With the calibration extention it will be a good knowledge base for everybody.

[xenothius]

what... no gasoline?

[NSSCFS3]

I do not use LiPo batteries, but found this very informative.

Has taken a lot of the mystery away for me.

A really usufull video. Thanks Bruce.

[grahamlwilson]

Thanks Bruce, very informative video. Can you show us how to calibrate the chargers balance port next? Mine is slightly out, 0.1 to 0.3 volts on some cells. SO I would like to recalibrate it asap.

[coldozzee]

@grahamlwilson Me to will love that oh and my charger is now charging my bats to a less and less full charge 12.46 12.37 12.12 and so on weard huh

[jodde73]

@coldozzee, your lipo's slowly dying, it's not the charger.

[malegelebi]

wish you made this video when i first started my hobby lol.