lipo charge problem

[MarcF]

Just bought a core rc charger and Orion 5500 90c saddle lipos,I'm trying to charge them up for 1st time and just keep getting a low battery voltage error, any ideas on what I'm doing wrong with the settings etc..? got the charger set to 4.5A charge current with 7.4V 2S

[Skye]

This sounds strongly like either Orion batteries are naff, or at the very least there is a dodgy batch of them! I tried to charge a new Orion battery for the first time on Sunday and got exactly the same message but all my other batteries charged fine ( I tested them all ). When I rang the shop he said he had another guy buy an Orion battery the very same day and had rung in with the same problem! I would say call the shop and tell them all this and get it replaced, with a battery that's not Orion preferably....

[MarcF]

yeah could well be, my trakpower lipo seams to be charging ok. dunno if i'm just doing somthing stupid with the settings or connections

[ian h]

If you are able to charge another pack by connecting it the exact same way and using the same settings then you have a battery fault. If it is connected up to balance charge but not set up to balance then you will also get a voltage error message.

[Skye]

I connected all of my batteries exactly the same so the fault was definitely with the battery, and three identical faults that I know of in the space of 3 days surely isn't coincidence!? And they are just the ones we know of....

[MarcF]

hi ian

in what way do you mean not set up to balance? i'm pretty sure i have it all connected & settings are correct