Hi can I charge a lipo 11.1v 5200mah with a standard battery charger??
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what do you consider a standard battery charger?. a lipo need a lipo charger never good to guess at a lipos finish voltage , and it wont be 11.1 it will be 12.6.. as each cell has .2 volts finish voltage unless its a liHv battery.
so NO dont gamble
Cheers mateA proper lipo charger monitors each cell in the pack as it charges. If any cell goes very much over 4.2V, it runs the risk of bursting and catching fire. So no, it's not recommended at all to not use a balance charger for multi-cell lipo packs. You may be able to get away with it on a single cell pack if you can set the stop voltage at 4.2V.
Haha, yea I figured. Thought there might have been a loophole. Thanks for your feedbackThe curious side of me is screaming to say "Yes! Absolutely it will work!" only to see what would happen. However, due to being afraid of having an attorney knocking on my door, I will have to say "Don't try it."
Haha, yea I’ve ordered a lipo charger/ discharger/ balance thingy.. i knew it was going to be a hard NO but wanted to see if anyone has done it before ,cheersIn Short. No!
Jesus! Yea think I’ll wait for my charger , I’ve got a 7.2v NiMH I’ll run for now, tbh the 11.1 lipo I can’t control the thing, it rips! I’ll prob order a 7.4 lipo, 11.1 unless on concrete or road it’s un controllable..that’s on gravel, haven’t had it on dirt with the 11.1 yet, weather is terrible atmWell technically you can & you can’t
Your cells will be all over the place but you’ll have the total voltage if you stop it there .
I accidentally charged a little helicopter as an NiMH on 2amp . unknowing it was a lithium battery. I was in the kitchen and heard a bang. Flipping thing burst into flames living room carpet was on fire. Along with a burning plastic helicopter luckily I managed to stamp it out . But that terrified the Poo out of me thinking all my Lipos for my cars ?
Best to Play it safe .