been away for a while. Lipo's not taken care of..??

[suicideneil]

My own findings say otherwise- what is it about being fully charged that stresses the cells exactly? The voltage doesnt drift up or fluctuate, its just sitting there, slowly self discharging...

[redshift]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

My own findings say otherwise- what is it about being fully charged that stresses the cells exactly? The voltage doesnt drift up or fluctuate, its just sitting there, slowly self discharging...

I'm on the fence about that myself.

In my experience, idle discharge amounts to hundredths of a volt over a few months, almost zero. My Hyperion 20C Swifts I keep at 60%, but they also have had full charge for extended periods, several weeks, and still strong as new. I have 2 Tenergy 25C 2100 packs that I DO keep full, almost as an intentional stress test, but more so I am ready to fly in a very small window lol. They are also working like new. My friend had a TP 1320 that held voltage for nearly 1.5 years, bought it, charged it , then sold the heli he was going to use it in. He sold it to a friend, he got full run no problems. Yes, you can charge your batts a year and a half in advance! These were the older 12/15C packs, but I would expect the same or better out of the newer higher discharge packs.

Run em!