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Old 30-03-2012
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Originally Posted by gixxer1000rider View Post

So, am I right in saying once the lipo's sit charging at 8.38-8.40V they are fully charged? And the charger is just keeping them balanced and topped up?

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Not quite, the charge will stop when the charge current in CV mode drops below a preset limit. not sure what this limit is though. when the battery first hits 4.2V per cell (8.4V for a 2 cell battery) it is only about 60 - 80% charged. the remainder of the charge is done in CV mode when the current is dropping. so when the charger sits at 8.4V its doing the last 30% ish of the charge and this is when most of the balancing is done.
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