Why must LiPo's be stored half-charged and not fully-charged?

[E-fanatic]

I have a store mode on my charger(a cellpro 10s) I guess unless I know I am going to run in the very near future I will start charging my packs on the store mode. Man this stinks but I dont want to mess up my enerland 6000mah 25c lipos (they cost to much)

[Silver_Flame101]

Originally Posted by E-fanatic

I have a store mode on my charger(a cellpro 10s) I guess unless I know I am going to run in the very near future I will start charging my packs on the store mode. Man this stinks but I dont want to mess up my enerland 6000mah 25c lipos (they cost to much)

How long have you use the packs?

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by E-fanatic

I have a store mode on my charger(a cellpro 10s) I guess unless I know I am going to run in the very near future I will start charging my packs on the store mode. Man this stinks but I dont want to mess up my enerland 6000mah 25c lipos (they cost to much)

At least you'll only have to top them off, which should take about 1/2 hour. Better than a full ~1hr charge cycle, and worth it for pack longevity...

[jhautz]

I store all of mine charged. Havent had a problem that Im aware of. I have a truerc 8000mah pack thats almost 3 years old and still going with no issues. and latelty they have not gotten much use. just charged and stored for weeks between uses.

Not saying anyone should follow my example. I just havent had any issues.