Confused about charging rates

[ReV:-O]

Hey guys,

I'm a bit confused about charging rates. I have a very capable Hyperion Duo charger, and a Turnigy 6s 5000mah lipo (this one: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10308)

I've always charged my lipo's normally, like if it's 5000mah, that's what I've charged it as. I think this is 1C charging. To fully charge my lipo, it takes around 1.5 hours, which is rather a long time.

On the lipo itself it says it can be charged up to 5C. I assume that means it will be charged 5 times quicker than charging on 1C. I wouldn't feel comfortable charging it that fast, but I would like to charge it at 2C. How would I go about doing this? Would I just need to put the capacity as 10000mah in the charger?

Bit confused here, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

[Losi LST2]

you just need to adjust the number of amps you are charging at.

So 1c for a 5000mah battery would be 5amp charging, 2c would be 10amps

[JThiessen]

Unless you've done the most recent software update, you will only be able to charge at a max of 10A. Or, you can wire it up to use both "sides" on one battery. I've never done that, haven't needed to.

[ReV:-O]

But 10A is the same as 2C, right? So in that case, my charger is fine.

[simplechamp]

Yes, 10A is a 2C charge rate for a 5000mah battery. And 8A would be 2C for a 4000mah, and so on.