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  1. bill_delong

    3s Lipo battery problem

    +1 cycling it on the car is just as effective, the more you use the battery the better it will be "conditioned" into balancing out better, however the integrity of the cell is degraded and will never fully recover... it's on "bought time" and would be best to check the IR of the cells to get a...
  2. bill_delong

    3s Lipo battery problem

    +1 That one cell is "weak" and something to keep an eye on, if your charger can take IR readings of the cells then that will be a good indicator of how bad that cell is. More info on my thoughts about the importance of checking your IR here...
  3. bill_delong

    3s Lipo battery problem

    all depends on the charger, chances are it will keep the same charge rate which is fine, anything above 2A will work this is overkill, never had to go through this much trouble, once you set the charger back to LiPo mode the balance leads will take care of this for you
  4. bill_delong

    3s Lipo battery problem

    no video necessary.... 1) disconnect balance harness from battery to charger 2) connect battery to charger with main 3S lead 3) place charger in NiMh mode and charge battery for no more than 1 minute, then manually stop charger, this will boost voltage of low cell above 3.0V 4) place charger in...
  5. bill_delong

    3s Lipo battery problem

    so long as none of the cells have dropped below 1.5V for longer than a week, then you can boost the battery in NiMh mode for about a minute, then connect the balance harness and complete the charge in LiPo mode, more info here...
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