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Originally Posted by sefton
what are these cheaper Orion lipo's about? are they just lower capacity?
also what can this advantage charger to that others can't (except the obvious)!
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I think the 3200 mah Orion lipos are 2s1p or 2 (3.7volt 3200 mah) cells linked in series. The old 4800 Orion platinum lipo are made up of 4 (3.7volt 2400 mah) cells linked in 2s2p (2 parallel sets of 2 cells in series, if that makes sense).
The newer 3200 one should be lighter and since the two actual cells take up less space than the four older ones inside their respective casings, the new box can afford to have those ridges on them to sit better into slotter chassis. I'm guessing that is the idea.
Also, 2s1p batteries might need to be balanced less often. Not sure about this. Any plane or heli guys know about this kind of thing? Do 2 cells in series still need balancing?