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Old October 14th, 2018, 16:12   #1
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LiPo Battery charger

Hello all,

Just recently got into using LiPo battery. I have a 2 cell 7.4v.

When i plug it in to charge, the only green light on my charger that lights up is for "Cell 3" despite it being a 2 cell battery. Does this indicate anything? Battery is new and used once.
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Old October 14th, 2018, 17:16   #2
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You probably have a basic charger with 3 red/green light indicators . Since you're hooking up a 2 cell, only cell 1 and cell 2 should light up red while charging. cell 3 should always be green since there is no resistence. If you charge a 3 cell 11.1v battery, the light for cell1,2,3 will all light red when charging. All green indicates done charging
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Old October 15th, 2018, 01:04   #3
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so the fact that as soon as I plug it in - only cell 3 lights up. no matter how long I had it on, cell 1 & 2 stayed red.

Is it safe to assume the battery is dead/dying?
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Old October 15th, 2018, 01:49   #4
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It's safe to say it is time to buy a smart charger

For obvious safety reasons
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Old October 17th, 2018, 01:14   #5
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Is what I have not considered a smart charger? It was advertised as such for LiPo's..

Any recommendations for chargers? I'll be returning to buy extra LiPo anyhow.

Edit:

This is what I purchased with the LiPo

http://www.valken.com/Charger-Valken...Cell-Lipo-Life

Last edited by CyanideApple; October 17th, 2018 at 01:15.. Reason: added charger link
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Old October 17th, 2018, 01:53   #6
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When you have no battery connected, what colour are the lights ?

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so the fact that as soon as I plug it in - only cell 3 lights up. no matter how long I had it on, cell 1 & 2 stayed red.

Is it safe to assume the battery is dead/dying?
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