Sonny P. Writes: What is the proper way to charge a 14 cell A123 battery? Sonny, I take from your question that your concerned about the large cell count and not the rules of charging this particular chemistry of pack. Since you need to balance it from time to time,...
Warren Behymer asks and interesting question: I need to know how to dispose of LiPo battery that has swollen due to an overcurrent. There are two issues. 1. We want to discharge the battery in such a way as there is minimal risk of fire during the discharge and later...
Chris from Michigan Asks; Hello Dave, I would like to power my Ryan with A123 cells. I have been using a 9s 4p 6000mah Lipo pack to power a Hacker C50 motor. If I understand things correctly, I believe that I need 4packs 6s 2300mah to equal the same watts and flight...
A123 RX Packs can be tricky to deturming how much is left in the pack by checking voltage alone. Variations in connectors and length of wire can have a big impact on actual volt readings when loaded. Using an RRC1000 digital voltmeter with load capability of 0.0A,...
Dave One more quick question. I ordered some 1100 2s A123 packs from you today. Do these need to be cycled? I have a FMA 4S CellPro charger that is A123 compatible. It will charge and balance, but not cycle. Thanks again. IRL Irl, If you want to check them...
