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  1. Greywolf74

    Almost new 4s battery’s displays balance error and only show three cells

    Discharge the lipos on your charger as low as the charger will let you. Cut off the connector on the battery and soak it in salt water for a couple of weeks outside. Its should then be safe to dispose of. or, take them to a battery recycling center. Then buy new lipos. I would suggest Liperior...
  2. Greywolf74

    Almost new 4s battery’s displays balance error and only show three cells

    I assure you that those are not new batteries. If they havent been used then they have sat around so long without being maintained that the voltages have all degraded to the point where the lipos are damaged and no longer safe to use. Doing what you did with NiMH mode may have charged the cells...
  3. Greywolf74

    Almost new 4s battery’s displays balance error and only show three cells

    I would test each cell on the balance plug with a multimeter. Theres a few different reasons it could be showing up as zero voltage. 1) Could be a broken balance wire. 2) Could be an actual dead cell. It does happen, I have a 3S pack right now that has a cell reading 0V on my Fluke and its not...
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