The new Admiral Li-ion batteries from MRC look very interesting. I'm wondering if the charger I have will work with them. It is a quad charger from Vista Power Q3620AC 320W 80W x 4, but the programing is very similar to the Hi-Tec ( and several other ) quad chargers. It has several different battery type settings including one called LiIo. Is this a shortened version of Li-ion? Once in that battery type I can select cell number, total mAh of the battery, and mAh charge rate from .1 amp up to 7 amp. What do you guys think, or should I be looking for another setting?
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Originally posted by rzing View PostThe new Admiral Li-ion batteries from MRC look very interesting. I'm wondering if the charger I have will work with them. It is a quad charger from Vista Power Q3620AC 320W 80W x 4, but the programing is very similar to the Hi-Tec ( and several other ) quad chargers. It has several different battery type settings including one called LiIo. Is this a shortened version of Li-ion? Once in that battery type I can select cell number, total mAh of the battery, and mAh charge rate from .1 amp up to 7 amp. What do you guys think, or should I be looking for another setting?
This is my setting for the Admiral 3500mAh Li-ion pack before charging:
This is during charge:
I should be getting the new Admiral 7000mAh Li-ion pack in the next day or two so I can see how they look. I just read that max charging current for Li-ion is 0.8C which would be 5.6amps for the 7000 but that spooks me and I don't want to blow my new batteries. I'll probably stick with 1 or 2 amps unless someone tells me different. I have the time so I can be gentle with my batteries..
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Originally posted by rzing View PostThe new Admiral Li-ion batteries from MRC look very interesting. I'm wondering if the charger I have will work with them. It is a quad charger from Vista Power Q3620AC 320W 80W x 4, but the programing is very similar to the Hi-Tec ( and several other ) quad chargers. It has several different battery type settings including one called LiIo. Is this a shortened version of Li-ion? Yes that is the correct technical abbreviation Once in that battery type I can select cell number, total mAh of the battery, and mAh charge rate from .1 amp up to 7 amp. What do you guys think, or should I be looking for another setting?Warbird Charlie
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Originally posted by rzing View PostThe new Admiral Li-ion batteries from MRC look very interesting. I'm wondering if the charger I have will work with them. It is a quad charger from Vista Power Q3620AC 320W 80W x 4, but the programing is very similar to the Hi-Tec ( and several other ) quad chargers. It has several different battery type settings including one called LiIo. Is this a shortened version of Li-ion? Once in that battery type I can select cell number, total mAh of the battery, and mAh charge rate from .1 amp up to 7 amp. What do you guys think, or should I be looking for another setting?
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If you have an older charger designed for NiCD or NiMH pack, it will not work for a Lithium pack. The Lithium battery (all kinds) are constant voltage charge device. For safety and pack durability, you need a balance charger of 2A capability or higher. I use a SkyRC iMAX B6 mini charger and am very happy with it. I highly recommend NOT to buy "non-brand name" iMAX B6 charger which may be much cheaper, but the software is often messed up and not upgradeable. (How do I know? I tried.)
Most commercial lithium charger default to stop charging at 8.2V (4.1V per cell) for safety and pack durability. It is a good decision for Lithium Ion cells. But it also mean that your 7000 mAh pack is only 6000 mAh capacity or so. It is a bad idea to push the LiIo pack to 8.4V and its rated capacity. The SkyRC charger software is fully tailorable by the user which I like very much.
I chose 18650 LiIo cells to make my packs. A 4-cell pack fits the Heng Long battery compartment well with room on the side to spare. The charge current limit is a function of the cell used and about 2A for the 18650. I also use 2x 26650 cells to make 5000 mAh pack which can charge faster and has plenty of run time too.
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Originally posted by MB Sherman View PostWhat charger do you recommend I get?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This not a super fast charger which allows you to recharge one pack while using the other. It does allow you to charge the bigger 7000 mAh pack in 3-4 hours.
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