Charging lipos over 5000mah

[DomRC]

My bantam bc6 has a max charge of 5amps, as do most lipo chargers i believe. Does this mean there is no point in me buying a lipo greater than 5000mah? Am thinking vampire/LRP products - any point in getting them with this charger?

Cheers

[Doomanic]

It will be fine, you just won't be able to charge at 1C.

[eda]

I charge my 6000 mah Max Amps as 5000 mah - i.e. at 5 amps. Awesome punch and have never run anywhere near flat. Take a while to charge back up though.

Originally Posted by DomRC

My bantam bc6 has a max charge of 5amps, as do most lipo chargers i believe. Does this mean there is no point in me buying a lipo greater than 5000mah? Am thinking vampire/LRP products - any point in getting them with this charger?

Cheers

[DomRC]

good to know, cheers for the quick responses guys

[JCJC]

Mostly club and regional racing you will be topping up between rounds, you should get half an hour at least to put back in what you took out in 5 minutes, if its a 5500 or 3500, you will use much the same racing, 5500 may have more punch, depending on the output C number.
I don't think a 5500 battery will make much difference to charger or charge times, topped up at 5 amps may take 10% longer (than 5.5amps), that may be 5min.
You can pull them off 90% charged and still run a race.