How long do I charge my Lipo battery for?

[ThunderCactus]

read this
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=99899

[Solo36]

Originally Posted by Gunny_McSmith

That's what I was about to ask the OP as well.... doesnt look like he has a lipo charger... but a normal wall charger....

My charger says it is for lipo bateries. THe charger was advertized as a lipo charger. im pretty sure thats what it is

[Gunny_McSmith]

Originally Posted by Solo36

My charger says it is for lipo bateries. THe charger was advertized as a lipo charger. im pretty sure thats what it is

o kk, dotn worry about chargin time then, and yes the charger gets hot when charging....

More expensive chargers have heatsink and some even have fans...lol

[Solo36]

Ok so the general census is; Get a smart charger that comes with a nessesary instructions :P. Thanks everyone for helping me out!

[flack]

I have used this one for a while and I think it worth more than its price for a smart charger

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-iMAX-B6-D...item3a71902af3

[MaciekA]

The blue G&P charger is absolutely 100% fine. Don't shell out for the IMAX B6 until your G&P breaks. I have charged LiPos to perfection with that little blue box and outlasted every other battery on the field many times now... It's good to go.

A few notes:

- 3 green lights = finished
- quiet beeping at various speeds = normal
- taking a very long time to charge a battery, i.e. 3 hours or whatever = normal. This thing trickles the charge into the cells until they're full and balanced.

[XZIVR]

I use a couple of these when I'm out flying my RC planes at the field: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=14857

Look at the price. Can't go wrong. Haven't had a single problem with any of mine.

[kalnaren]

Since when do you trickle-charge lipos? They should be charged at 1C.