Charging Lipo's

[ginnz]

those are NOT accurate.... i bought 2 from hobbycity, they were 4.00 each, and each one is off by +.10 V on one cell, not accurate enough for final measurements, but good enough for approximate values. just test yours, use a voltmeter on the cell itself, record the values for each cell, then try the thing, bet its off....

there known for their inaccuracy's, the other one listed has a calibration button on it.

[m102404]

I tested mine against a voltmeter (it's not a Fluke or anything too special, but it's a decent unit)...and it seemed to be Ok. There might have been a bit of deviation but nothing that jumped out at me.

I do only use it for approximate readings....good to go for the game...what's up half way through the day...how it looks at the end of the day when I'm packing up. I've got a spare or two packs...so if one did drop low-ish, I'd probably swap it out preemptively. But, I've yet to drain one in a typical all-day mil-sim.

I'll run the comparison against my voltmeter again...thanks for the heads up.

[Janz99]

Do you guys think it would be ok to bump up the fuse in my gun from a 20a to say a 25 or 30a?

[ginnz]

Originally Posted by m102404

I tested mine against a voltmeter (it's not a Fluke or anything too special, but it's a decent unit)...and it seemed to be Ok. There might have been a bit of deviation but nothing that jumped out at me.

I do only use it for approximate readings....good to go for the game...what's up half way through the day...how it looks at the end of the day when I'm packing up. I've got a spare or two packs...so if one did drop low-ish, I'd probably swap it out preemptively. But, I've yet to drain one in a typical all-day mil-sim.

I'll run the comparison against my voltmeter again...thanks for the heads up.

no problem, and yeah, its a handy thing to have for just checking the state of the lipo from time to time..... and if you have multiple packs, sometimes you lose track of which one is charged up, then its real handy. !