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MetalMan · 03.06.2006, 09:17 AM

You would charge them at 2C (2 times capacity). The first 30mins is a CC charge, which is to about 90%. The rest of the charge time is the CV phase, which with these batteries is short.

The charge time with Lipos/LiFePO4 depends on how much was taken out, and how quickly the CV charge phase goes. The LiFePO4 CV phase goes quickly.

With Lipo in a dual-battery monster truck, usually it is a good idea to get two 3s packs and put them in series like you would with NiMh cells.

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MetalMan RC-Monster Mod Offline Posts: 5,297 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal	03.06.2006, 09:17 AM You would charge them at 2C (2 times capacity). The first 30mins is a CC charge, which is to about 90%. The rest of the charge time is the CV phase, which with these batteries is short. The charge time with Lipos/LiFePO4 depends on how much was taken out, and how quickly the CV charge phase goes. The LiFePO4 CV phase goes quickly. With Lipo in a dual-battery monster truck, usually it is a good idea to get two 3s packs and put them in series like you would with NiMh cells. SH Z-Car, Custom Crawler, 8s Savage, 12s XTM XLB 1/7 buggy, 4wd 4-link rear/IFS Pro4 truck, Custom Hyper 10 Short Course, Belt-Drive Mammoth ST 1/8 truggy, 4s 17.5 MM Pro HPI Blitz