Charging LIPO with CTX charger

[SgRddY]

Anyone know if the Muchmore CTX can charge LIPO more than 1A?  The LIPO mode will only let me charge at 1A.  Is there another charging mode that I should use?

[Gorden]

Anyone know if the Muchmore CTX can charge LIPO more than 1A?  The LIPO mode will only let me charge at 1A.  Is there another charging mode that I should use?

Ken

1 amp is the max it will do

Gorden

[weekend_camper]

Conversations I've had indicate that you can charge higher, but you need a lipo charger converter to do it, then you just charge as per NiMh at 1C.

Ask around at the track tomorrow.

[Gorden]

Conversations I've had indicate that you can charge higher, but you need a lipo charger converter to do it, then you just charge as per NiMh at 1C.

Ask around at the track tomorrow.

Bruce do you still have the Losi Charger converter for using LiPos on your existing NiCad/NiMh charger $40

Maybe Ken should get it as it will work with his charger I think

Gorden

[SgRddY]

Bruce, Gord, any of you guys have these converters that you are talking about?  I didn't realize that the CTX won't do much more than 1A.

[Gorden]

Bruce, Gord, any of you guys have these converters that you are talking about?  I didn't realize that the CTX won't do much more than 1A.

I sold it to Bruce and he does not need it as he bought a lipo charger. it was in the buy and sale section

Gorden

[weekend_camper]

I'll bring it tomorrow.

[Shawn68z]

Ken, spend the $120 and get an ICE charger, or something similar. Or that Lipo charger phil has been selling.

The LiPo converters are junk.  Only charge upto 90%, and you are more prone to damaging your batteries because you have to configure your charger properly for it to work.  If you dont select the proper number of cells on your charger, you will most definately destroy your lipo.

As a secondary note most battery companies will not honor their warranty on the batteries if you tell them you are using the converter.


Shawn.

[SgRddY]

It is lame that the CTX can only do 1A.  I never really like the look of the ICE charger.  I love my CTX so I will try to converter for now.  Hopefully, it will do the job for now, I might buy a proper LIPO charger after.

[SgRddY]

Shaun, is that true that it will only charge up to 90%?  What's the deal with that?

[Shawn68z]

Shaun, is that true that it will only charge up to 90%?  What's the deal with that?

Yes its true. It works as a HIGH Voltage Cutoff.

 A battery charger is normally a constant current power supply. Once the batteries reach there charged condition the power is turned off.

How a lipo charger works is similar, except once the battery reaches 8.4V, the charger doesnt turn off, it becomes a constant voltage power supply, and starts to reduce the current going into the battery.

The converter does nothing until the battery reaches 8.4V, then it TURNS OFF the current into the battery. So the battery will never be fullycharged.

http://www.losi.com/ProdInfo/Files/LOSB9607_Instruction-Sheet.pdf

Read under specifications. It says it will only give a 90% charge right in the docs.

Shawn.

[SgRddY]

so if i use the converter until it reaches 90% then use the CTX LIPO mode to top it off at 1A, it should work right?

[Gorden]

so if i use the converter until it reaches 90% then use the CTX LIPO mode to top it off at 1A, it should work right?

I would think so. Also if your using a 4900mah cell you will only be about 500mah of a full charge. I'm not for or against the converter but in a crunch it might help you out

[Gorden]

See Phil about one of these

[Shawn68z]

Or one of these

http://www.maxamps.com/EOS0606i.htm