Best lipo battery for losi five t!!

[joehylton1980]

Hi an thanks for letting me join this group ...
Ok so what's the best lipos for a losi five t for the servos etc as u can see it's had a few upgrades an not sure what u think but any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[RcJunkie13]

Any 2s really. A lot of people use a killer rc 7200

 

[joehylton1980]

Oh great thanks mate I'll have a look

 

[Bizzer]

My 1st battery was a DDM battery. It is working well but I would avoid based on its small gauge leads for charging. So it takes a long time to charge.

 

[joehylton1980]

Thanks pal

 

[DougStar]

My 1st battery was a DDM battery. It is working well but I would avoid based on its small gauge leads for charging. So it takes a long time to charge.

It has the same size leeds as the killer rc 7200 and charges just fine

Thanks pal

@joehylton1980 please go here and introduce yourself https://www.largescaleforums.com/forums/introduce-yourself/

 

[Bizzer]

I was told not to charge it at over one amp when I got it! My Sky RC charger times out charging it and I have to initiate a second cycle.

@DougStar please elaborate, can I juice it with more? Just following what I was told at the hobby shop.

 

[DougStar]

Iv charged mine @6amps no worries
I'm not exactly sure how far it will go?
My charger will go to 10amps but im never in such a rush just balance charge every time

 

[KevTrem]

I charge all my lipos in relation to their mah, so a 2200mah battery I will charge at 2.2amps, my 5200mah will be charged at 5.2amps etc etc

 

[RcJunkie13]

I was told not to charge it at over one amp when I got it! My Sky RC charger times out charging it and I have to initiate a second cycle.

@DougStar please elaborate, can I juice it with more? Just following what I was told at the hobby shop.

That’s bs you can juice it with 10 if u want

 

[Bizzer]

Iv charged mine @6amps no worries
I'm not exactly sure how far it will go?
My charger will go to 10amps but im never in such a rush just balance charge every time

I charge all my lipos in relation to their mah, so a 2200mah battery I will charge at 2.2amps, my 5200mah will be charged at 5.2amps etc etc

Thanks Guys! Like I said just following what I was told when I started in the hobby a year ago. Guy told me not to hit it with more than an amp due to the small leads! ‍♂

I’ll hit it with more, will make life a lot easier! My gensacearespammers 5000 mah get nuked at 5.0 amps and charge in a 1/3 of time. This is why I hang out here, I am always learning.

 

[DougStar]

Too easy

 

[Bizzer]

My 1st battery was a DDM battery. It is working well but I would avoid based on its small gauge leads for charging. So it takes a long time to charge.

Joey please disregard, I obviously don’t know what I’m talking about on charging batteries!

 

[Seandonato73]

1c (what junkie said, he was right for once) is universally accepted as a safe charging rate. Depending on the battery you can go higher. If your timing out your not giving it enough. Your charger will also vary the amperage based on pack charge level, my electri fly and i- charger you can watch what amperage it's actually charging at. Kinda interesting to watch it bulk charge then ramp down as it goes into a balance charge. Really great with the I charger hooked to a lap top you can graph everything the charger does and sees.

 

[RcJunkie13]

Oh and I’m pretty sure the guy you bought it from said 1c not 1a. 1a would just be stoopid slow. And in case you don’t know c means capacity… 1c means 1xbattery capacity. I charge most my battery’s at around or just over 2c (2x battery capacity). Soma battery’s can even handle 5c. Sometimes it just depends on what your charger can do. I have a pretty powerful one… but for your applications a less powerful 5-10a single port would do just fine.

 

[Bizzer]

@RcJunkie13 no, he said one amp. He even setup the charger at the store. When I got home and charged it, it timed out. I called the hobby shop and asked him about it and he said that’s normal. Run a second cycle. Been doing that way for a year now, what a PITA! Since this was my 1st foray into lipos and RC’s I didn’t know any better.

 

[RcJunkie13]

I guess he was just trying to ensure there is minimal risk but thats just way to far. Go ahead and charge at up to 1c or 2c from now on. It will take like WAYYYYYYYY less time

 

[Seandonato73]

1c is safe, look up the battery specs, they normally list max c rating for charging. The battery will get a bit hot at max c charge, I normally step it down a bit.