li-ion 7.4v 1600mAH charge time

[stuartdb]

i have a li-ion 7.4v 1600mAH with the correct charger but i do not know how long to charge this batt for, can some one help me please.

[DebianDog]

1C is the standard

So for a 1600mAH that would be 1.6 amps (3 decimal places) but you should at least have a charger that supports Lipoly and ideally a balancer.

[stuartdb]

the batt has 2 cells

[DebianDog]

The capacity does not change. Please see sticky in this forum
Here is a good start
http://www.helifreak.com/viewtopic.php?t=34570

[stuartdb]

so how long will it take to fully charge this batt

[stuartdb]

this is what i got 7.4V Li-ion Battery Set (battery+charger+clip)
7.4V Li-ion Battery 1600mAh with charger
(Free battery clip which suits most mini helicopter)
Lithium Battery needs to charge by 7.4V Lithium battery Charger

[DebianDog]

1C is "about" one hour no matter what size battery

[Pinecone]

Actually an 80% discharge takes about 65 - 70 minutes. Lipos don't charge at 1C for the entire charge.

[DebianDog]

Well they never should be full discharged either thats why I said "about" ;) I have never had to charge any of my batteries more than an hour to get to 100% myself. This is with a 1010 and 210 balencer