lipo discharge

[paulyboy]

hey guys just wondering wat voltage to dicharge a lipo down to before it becomes unuseable as i have heard that if you discharge them to much you can serioulsy damage them :S please help

[screwdriver]

Re: lipo discharge

6.6v minimum
would not advise going any lower than 7-7.2 to be on safe side or get a lipo alarm for a few quid .
this is based on 7.4v 2 cell lipo which is actually 8.4v fully charged

[paulyboy]

Re: lipo discharge

thanks as i have a puffy 7.4 and i heard if u discarge it and recharge it can sort it out
hopefully

[Taylorb]

Re: lipo discharge

3v is normally the minimum for one cell. So a two cell battery 6v, so 6.6v is a safe minimum i suppose.

[paulyboy]

Re: lipo discharge

ok on dropping the voltage a little bit the contacts touched and i imidiatly disconected it as it sparked and checked on multi meter i was regestering 7.35 volts and now regesters 0.04 has this battery became obsolutley fubar and should i dispose of it or try recharge it ?

[paulyboy]

Re: lipo discharge

how bizare :S its now back to regestering 7.35 after few mins of not powering even a motor and is now back to normal still puffy tho do i have a possesed batt lmao

[Fizzy]

Re: lipo discharge

Absolute minimum is 2.8v per cell.
When you say puffy, if you're meaning the pack has become deformed/swollen, bury it somewhere! It's had it, and further use could cause it to have a catastrophic failure

[paulyboy]

Re: lipo discharge

its not major puffy only slightly if i discharge it slightly and recharge may it sort it out ?

[paulyboy]

Re: lipo discharge

ok i have had enough wit potentionaly having a bomb near my house how do i get rid of it !

[Caveira]

Re: lipo discharge

The local council should have a batteries disposal place at your local tip. Putting them in the rubbish is now illegal.

[Fizzy]

Re: lipo discharge

Bury it in the garden?